how to pronounce curlew

/ˈkɜː.ljuː/

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curlew is pronounced in two syllables

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ɜː

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uː

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An example use of curlew in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… on the curlew and the golden plover and …”

meanings of curlew

noun:

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

curlew frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word curlew occurs in english on average 0.9 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics curlew can be related to

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1) life, nature, and living environment;