Look up: courser

1. courser
   [n] - swift-footed terrestrial plover-like bird of southern Asia and Africa
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2. Courser
   Cours'er noun [ French coursier .] 1. One who courses or hunts. « leash is a leathern thong by which . . . a courser leads his greyhound. Hanmer. » 2. A swift or spirited horse; a racer or a war horse;...
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3. courser
   noun swift-footed terrestrial plover-like bird of southern Asia and Africa; related to the pratincoles
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4. courser
   noun a huntsman who hunts small animals with fast dogs that use sight rather than scent to follow their prey
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5. Courser
   • (n.) One who courses or hunts. • (n.) A swift or spirited horse; a racer or a war horse; a charger. • (n.) A grallatorial bird of Europe (Cursorius cursor), remarkable for its speed in running. Sometimes, in a wider sense, applied to running birds of the Ostrich family.
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6. courser
   any of 9 or 10 species of Old World shorebirds belonging to the family Glareolidae (order Charadriiformes), which also includes the pratincoles. ... [1 related articles]
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7. Courser
   The `Coursers` are a group of birds which together with the pratincoles make up the family Glareolidae. They have long legs, short wings and long pointed bills which curve downwards. Their most unusual feature for birds classed as waders is that they inhabit deserts and similar arid regions. They ha...
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8. Courser
   (horse) A `courser` is a swift and strong horse, frequently used during the Middle Ages as a warhorse. It was ridden by knights and men-at-arms. Coursers are commonly believed to be named for their running gait,<ref name="Oakeshott">Oakeshott, Ewart. A Knight and his Horse...
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