hudsonian

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hudsonian - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Hudsonian \Hud*so"ni*an\, a.
     Of or pertaining to Hudson's Bay or to the Hudson River; as,
     the Hudsonian curlew.
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  Whimbrel \Whim"brel\, n. [Cf. Whimper.] (Zool.)
     Any one of several species of small curlews, especially the
     European species (Numenius phaeopus), called also Jack curlew
     , half curlew, stone curlew, and tang whaup. See
     Illustration in Appendix.
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     Hudsonian or, Eskimo, whimbreal, the Hudsonian curlew.
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