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courser

cour·ser

UK/ˈkɜːsə/ US/ˈkɔrsɜr/ uncommon

noun

1.

swift-footed terrestrial plover-like bird of southern Asia and Africa; related to the pratincoles

Origin

From Middle English courser, Anglo-Norman cursier, corser, from Medieval Latin cursārius. By surface analysis, course + -er. Doublet of corsair and hussar.

Phrases

  • bronze-winged courser
  • Burchell's courser
  • cream-coloured courser
  • Cursorius cursor
  • Cursorius rufus
  • double-banded courser
  • Rhinoptilus africanus
  • Rhinoptilus chalcopterus

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