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Other related concepts

• Numenius [arquata x tenuirostris] (hybrid)
• Numenius [arquata or phaeopus] (taxon group)
• Numenius [madagascariensis or arquata] (taxon group)

Other synonyms

See also the taxonomic synonyms table.

Abkhazian: аЦаблыџь, аӠыхкә, аӠыхкәыр, аӠыхкәыры
Afrikaans: Europese Wulp, Europese Wulp (Grootwulp), Grootwulp
Arabic: كروان الماء, كروان الماء الكبير, كروان الماء الكبير رهيز, كروان ماء كبير
Asturian: Algaraván, Algaraván común
Azerbaijani: Böyük əyridimdik, Böyük kronşnep
Bashkir: көйөлдө, кәйөлдөр, кәкресуҡыш, кәкресуҡыш көйөлдө
Belarusian: Вялiкi кулён, Вялікі кулён, Кулён вялікі
Bulgarian: Голям свирец
Bengali: ইউরেশীয় গুলিন্দা, িআিঈময঱ীয় গুচরন্দা
Bengali (transliteration): i'urēśīẏa gulindā
Breton: Ar c'hefeleg-aod, Kefeleg-aod, Kefeleg-mor
Catalan: Becut, Becut eurasiàtic, Curlera reial
Catalan (Balears): Curlera reial
Montenegrin: velika carska šljuka, велика царска шљука
Montenegrin (Cyrillic): велика царска шљука
Czech: Koliha velká
Chuvash: пысăк пĕкĕ сăмса, пысăк пĕкĕсăмса
Welsh: Chwibanogl y mynydd, Chwibanwr, Cwliwn, Cwrlif, Cwrlig, Cwrlip, Gylfinir
Danish: Stor regnspove, Storspove
German: Brachvogel, Doppelschnepfe, Feldschnepfe, Geissvogel, Grossbrachvogel, Großer Brachvogel, GroßerBrachvogel, Kronschnepfe, Regenvogel, Schlammlaufer
Greek: (Ευρασιατική) Τουρλίδα, Νερομπεκάτσα, Τoυρλίδα, Τουρλίδα
Greek (Cypriot): Νερομπεκάτσα
English: Common Curlew, Curlew, Curlew Curlew, Eurasian Curlew, European Curlew, Western Curlew, Whaup
English, HBW: Eurasian Curlew
English (IOC): Eurasian Curlew
English (Kenya): Eurasian Curlew
English (United States): Eurasian Curlew
Esperanto: granda kurlo
Spanish: Playero Gigante, Zarapito Real
Spanish (Argentine): Playero Gigante
Spanish (Spain): Zarapito Real
Spanish (HBW): Zarapito real
Estonian: Suurkoovitaja
Basque: Becut, Kurlinka handia, Kurlinta handi, Kurlinta handia
Persian: گیلانشاه بزرگ
Finnish: Isokuovi, Kuovi
Faroese: Tangspógvi
French: Courlis cendré
Friulian: arcaze
Frisian: Wylp
Irish: Crotach, Cuirliún
Gaelic: Guilbinn, Guilbneach
Galician: Becut, Mazarico real
Manx: Crottag, Cruittagh
Hebrew: חרמשון גדול
Hindi: Kuthirai malai kottan
Croatian: Pozviždač šibičar, Veliki Pozviždac, Veliki Pozviždač
Hungarian: Nagy póling
Armenian: [Mets Kronshnep/Arorik ], Մեծ Արորիկ, Մեծ Կրոնշնեպ/Արորիկ
Indonesian: Burung Gajahan Besar, Gajahan besar, Gajahan Erasia, Gegajahan besar
Icelandic: Fjöruspói
Italian: Chiurlo, Chiurlo maggiore
Japanese (romaji): dai shaku-shigi, daishakushigi, Daishaku-shigi
Japanese: ダイシャクシギ
Japanese (Kanji): 大杓鴫, 大杓鷸
Georgian: დიდი კრონშნეპი
Mongolian, Halh: мадaгаскар тутгалжин
Khakas: Көгiлбей
Kazakh: Үлкен шалшықшы
Kazakh (Transliteration): ülken şalşıqşı
Korean: 마도요
Korean (Transliteration): ma-doyo
Karachay-Balkar: къырым тартар
North Karelian: šuurišuovikli
Cornish: Gelvynak
Kirghiz: ири төөчулдук, чоң төөчулдук
Scientific: Numenius arcuata, Numenius arquata, Numenius arquata arquata, Numenius arquatus, Scolopax Arquata
Luxembourgish: Grousse Broochvull, Groussen Brochvull, Schneppekinnek
Lithuanian: Didžioji kuolinga
Latvian: (kuitala), Kluiķis, Kluitans, Kluite, Kroniņš, Kronšnepe, Kuitala, Kurļips, Lielais ķikuts, Purva kuilis
Malagasy: Kiokoika, Koikoika, Mantazazana
Macedonian: Голем свирец, голем српоклун свиркач, Српоклун свиркач
Malayalam: വാൾക്കൊക്കൻ, വാള്‍ക്കൊക്കന്‍ 
Mongolian: мадaгаскар тутгалжин, Морин тутгалжин, том тутгалжин
Mongolian (Bichig): ᠮᠣᠷᠢᠨ ᠲᠣᠲᠣᠭᠣᠯᠵᠢᠨ
Mongolian (Bichig, Inner Mongolia): ᠮᠣᠷᠢᠨ ᠲᠣᠲᠣᠭᠣᠯᠵᠢᠨ
Mongolian (Cyrillic, Inner Mongolia): Морин тутгалжин
Mongolian (Transliteration): moriŋ tutg aljiŋ
Moldavian: Culic mare
Marathi: युरेशियन कूरल
Malay: Burung Kedidi Kendi, Burung Kendi Besar, Kendi Besar
Maltese: Gurlin, gurlin prim
Mongolian, Chakhar (Peripheral): мадaгаскар тутгалжин, том тутгалжин
Nepali: आ“सीठू“डे
Dutch: Wulp
Norwegian Nynorsk: Storspove
Norwegian: Kystspove, Storspove
Livvi (Olonets Karelian): järeijalgu
Polish: Kulik mniejszy, kulik wielki
Pinyin: bái-yāo sháo-yù, dà qú lóu kǒu, dà sháo-yù, sháo-yù
Portuguese: maçarico real, Maçarico-real
Portuguese (Portugal): Maçarico-real
Romansh: Fliaun grond
Rhaeto-Romance: Fliaun grond
Romanian: Culic mare
Russian: Большой кроншнеп, Кроншнеп большой
Yakut: улахан дьиэрэҥ
Sardinian: Chiùrrulu, Zurlìu, Zurrulìu
Scots: Guilbinn, Guilbneach
Northern Sami: Stuoraguškkástat, Stuorraguškil, Stuorraguškkástat
Sinhalese (Transliteration): Eurasiya Kalikaya
Slovak: Hvizdák veľký
Slovenian: veliki škurh
Albanian: Kojliku i madh
Serbian: Carska šljuka, Velika carska šljuka, zlovremenica, Велика златовременица, Царска шлјука, Царска шљука
Sotho, Southern: Keooe
Swedish: Storspov
Swahili: Kipila, Membe Sululu, Sululu
Tamil: Peria Kottan
Thai: นกอีก๋อยใหญ่
Thai (Transliteration): nók ii-kŏaay yày
Turkmen: uly ýylkyçy
Turkish: Büyük Kervançulluğu, Kervan Çulluğu, Kervançulluğu, Kervançulluşu, Үлкен шалшықшы
Tatar: зур кроншнеп, зур шөлди
Tuvinian: Даргый, дыъргый, Ыргак-думчук
Udmurt: ву дур тури, вудур тури, вудуртури
Ukrainian: Великий кроншнеп, Кульон великий
Uzbek: катта узунбурун, катта узунбурун балчиқчи
Vietnamese: Chim Choắt mỏ cong lớn, Chim mỏ nhát, Choắt mỏ cong lớn
Kalmyk: адууче, адуч, адуч шовун, һулз
Chinese: [bai-yao shao-yu], [da shao-yu], [shao-yu], 大杓鷸, 大鸲喽口, 杓鹬, 白腰杓鷸, 白腰杓鹬
Chinese (Traditional): 大杓鷸, 大杓鷸〔白腰杓鷸〕, 大鴝嘍口, 杓鷸, 白腰杓鷸
Chinese (Taiwan, Traditional): 大杓鷸
Chinese (Taiwan): [da shao-yu], 大杓鷸, 大杓鹬