Look up: Thick-knee


  1. Thick-knee
    Thick'-knee` noun (Zoology) A stone curlew. See under Stone .
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/T/44

  2. thick-knee
    <zoology> A stone curlew. See Stone. ... Source: Websters Dictionary ... (01 Mar 1998) ...
    Found op http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictionary?thick-knee

  3. Thick-knee
    • (n.) A stone curlew. See under Stone.
    Found op http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/thick-knee/

  4. thick-knee
    thick-knee, common name for terrestrial, Old World birds in the family Burhinidae. The name derives from the bird's thickened tarsal joints. Thick-knees are shy, solitary birds. They are rapid runners with long legs and partially webbed feet, which lack a hind toe. The wings may be long and pointed,...
    Found op http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/sci/A0848472.html

  5. thickknee
    any of numerous shorebirds that constitute the family Burhinidae (order Charadriiformes). The bird is named for the thickened intertarsal joint of ... [1 related articles]
    Found op http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/t/38

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