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Word: numenius (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1948-1948
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Usage:

...explorers found in Tahiti an odd, crow-sized bird with a flute-like cry. It was named the bristle-thighed curlew,* Numenius tahitiensis...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Science: Bristled Thighs at Home | 6/28/1948 | See Source »

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