[kawr-ser, kohr-] 
| 1. | a person or thing that courses. |
| 2. | a dog for coursing. |
[kawr-ser, kohr-] | any of several swift-footed, ploverlike birds of the genera Cursorius and Pluvianus, chiefly of the desert regions of Asia and Africa. |
| cours·er 1 (kôr'sər, kōr'-) n.
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| cours·er 2 (kôr'sər, kōr'-) n. A swift horse; a charger. |
courser
any of 9 or 10 species of Old World shorebirds belonging to the family Glareolidae (order Charadriiformes), which also includes the pratincoles. Most live in semideserts, where they chase insects afoot; they can, however, fly strongly with their short wings. The best-known species is the cream-coloured courser (Cursorius cursor) of Africa, a pale-brown bird with white underparts, bold eye stripes, and black wing tips. The Indian courser (C. coromandelicus) is brown with a strong face pattern. The bronze-winged courser (Rhinoptilus chalcopterus), largest of several species in sub-Saharan Africa, frequents woodlands and is chiefly nocturnal. It is about 30 cm (12 inches) long.
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