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thick knee
thick-knee
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ˈθɪkˌni
/
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-nee
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noun
any of several crepuscular or nocturnal wading birds of the family Burhinidae, of the Old World and tropical America, having a thickened joint between the femoral and tibiotarsal bones.
Also called
stone curlew
.
Origin:
1810–20
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thick-knee
—
n
another name for
stone curlew
[C19: so called because it has thick knee joints]
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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