
n.
- A dog trained for coursing.
- A huntsman.
cours·er2 (kôr'sər, kōr'-)

n.
A swift horse; a charger.
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| Cream-coloured Courser (Cursorius cursor) |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Charadriiformes |
| Family: | Glareolidae |
| Genera | |
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 have cryptic plumage and crouch down when alarmed to avoid detection by predators.
Like the pratincoles, the coursers are found in warmer parts of the Old World. They hunt insects by running.
Their 2-3 eggs are laid on the ground.
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Translations:
Courser |
2.
n. - løber, courser
3.
n. - jagthest
Nederlands (Dutch)
ros, renvogel, jachthond
Français (French)
1.
n. - coursier (cheval) (littér, arch)
2.
n. - (Orn) oiseaux charadriiformes
3.
n. - chien courant, chasseur
Deutsch (German)
1.
n. - Roß, Rennpferd
2.
n. - (Zool) Rennvogel, Wüstenläufer
3.
n. - Jagdhund, Jäger
Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - άλογο κούρσας, δρόμων ίππος
Português (Portuguese)
n. - cão (m) de caça, cursório (m) (Ornit.)
Русский (Russian)
охотничья собака
Español (Spanish)
1.
n. - cazador de liebres
2.
n. - corcel
3.
n. - ave zancuda muy corredora
Svenska (Swedish)
n. - springare (poet.), harjägare, harhund, ökenlöpare (zool.)
中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
1. 呼潮鸟之一种
2. 猎狗, 骏马, 打猎者
中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
1.
n. - 呼潮鳥之一種
2.
n. - 獵狗, 駿馬, 打獵者
2.
n. - 준마, 군마
3.
n. - 제비물떼새과의 일종
日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 狩りをする人, 猟犬, 地上を速く走る鳥, スナバシリ
العربيه (Arabic)
(الاسم) حصان
עברית (Hebrew)
n. - סוס מהיר
n. - עוף-ריצה המצוי באפריקה ובאסיה
n. - כלב-צייד, מגדל כלבי-צייד, צייד
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