numenius borealis

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   New World curlew that breeds in northern North America

   SynonymsEskimo curlew

   Broadercurlew

Questions about numenius borealis

What does numenius borealis mean?

numenius borealis means "New World curlew that breeds in northern North America".

What is another word for numenius borealis?

Close synonyms include Eskimo curlew. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is numenius borealis a common word?

numenius borealis is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.