different between curlew vs mowyer

English

Etymology

From Middle English curlew, from Old French courlieu (see French courlis), claimed to be imitative of the bird's cry but apparently assimilated with dialectal *corliu (“runner, messenger”), a variant of coureur (the bird is adept at running).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?k??lju/, /?k??lu/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?k?lu/

Noun

curlew (plural curlews)

1. Any of several migratory wading birds in the genus Numenius of the family Scolopacidae, remarkable for their long, slender, downcurved bills.
2. (Australia) A stone curlew.

Derived terms

Translations

See also

• curlew sandpiper
• stone curlew

Middle English

Alternative forms

• curlewe, curlue, curlu, curlowe, curleeu, corlew, corlewe, corlue, kurlu, kurlew

Etymology

From Old French courlieu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kur?liu?/, /?kurliu?/

Noun

curlew (plural curlewes)

1. curlew
2. quail

Descendants

• English: curlew

References

• “curleu, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-03-09.

English

Etymology

From mow +? -yer.

Noun

mowyer (plural mowyers)

1. (obsolete) One who mows; mower.
2. (zoology) The long-billed or sickle-billed curlew (Numenius americanus).

Anagrams

• Mowery, Mowrey, Wymore