courser

courser
courser1
/kawr"seuhr, kohr"-/, n.
1. a person or thing that courses.
2. a dog for coursing.
[1585-95; COURSE + -ER1]
courser2
/kawr"seuhr, kohr"-/, n. Literary.
a swift horse.
[1250-1300; ME < AF, OF coursier < VL *cursarius, equiv. to L curs(us) COURSE + -arius -ARY; see -ER2]
courser3
/kawr"seuhr, kohr"-/, n.
any of several swift-footed, ploverlike birds of the genera Cursorius and Pluvianus, chiefly of the desert regions of Asia and Africa.
[1760-70; irreg. < NL cursorius fitted for running, equiv. to L cur(rere) to run + -sorius, for -torius -TORY1; cf. COURSE]

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▪ bird
      any of 9 or 10 species of Old World shorebirds belonging to the family Glareolidae (order Charadriiformes), which also includes the pratincoles. Most live in semideserts, where they chase insects afoot; they can, however, fly strongly with their short wings. The best-known species is the cream-coloured courser (Cursorius cursor) of Africa, a pale-brown bird with white underparts, bold eye stripes, and black wing tips. The Indian courser (C. coromandelicus) is brown with a strong face pattern. The bronze-winged courser (Rhinoptilus chalcopterus), largest of several species in sub-Saharan Africa, frequents woodlands and is chiefly nocturnal. It is about 30 cm (12 inches) long.

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  • courser — [ kurse ] v. tr. <conjug. : 1> • 1843; de course ♦ Fam. Poursuivre à la course. Fam. Suivre. Elle s est fait courser par deux garçons. ● courser verbe transitif Populaire. Poursuivre quelqu un à la course, pour s en emparer ou le rattraper …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Courser — Cours er (k?rs ?r), n. [F. coursier.] 1. One who courses or hunts. [1913 Webster] leash is a leathern thong by which . . . a courser leads his greyhound. Hanmer. [1913 Webster] 2. A swift or spirited horse; a racer or a war horse; a charger.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • courser — large, powerful horse, c.1300, from O.Fr. corsier fast horse, charger, lit. fast running, from V.L. *cursarius, from L. cursus (see COURSE (Cf. course)) …   Etymology dictionary

  • courser — courser1 [kôr′sər] n. [ME < OFr corsier < cours,COURSE] 1. a graceful, spirited, or swift horse 2. a war horse; charger courser2 [kôr′sər] n. [< ModL Cursorius, name of the genus < LL, lit., pertaining to running: see CURSORY] …   English World dictionary

  • Courser — This article is about the bird. For other uses, see Courser (disambiguation). Coursers Cream coloured Courser (Cursorius cursor) Scientific classification Kingdom …   Wikipedia

  • courser — I. /ˈkɔsə/ (say kawsuh) noun 1. someone or something that courses. 2. a dog for coursing. {course (verb) + er1} II. /ˈkɔsə/ (say kawsuh) noun Chiefly Poetic a swift horse. {Middle English, from French coursier, from cours …  

  • courser — courser1 noun literary a swift horse. Origin ME: from OFr. corsier, based on L. cursus (see course). courser2 noun a fast running plover like bird found in open country in Africa and Asia. [Cursorius cursor (cream coloured courser) and other… …   English new terms dictionary

  • courser — tikrieji bėgūnėliai statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas atitikmenys: lot. Cursorius angl. courser vok. Rennvogel, m rus. бегунок, m pranc. courvite, m ryšiai: platesnis terminas – bėgūnėliai siauresnis terminas – Burčelio bėgūnėlis siauresnis… …   Paukščių pavadinimų žodynas

  • Courser (disambiguation) — Courser may refer to: Courser – group of birds which together with the pratincoles make up the family Glareolidae Courser (horse) – a swift and strong horse, frequently used during the Middle Ages for hunting or as a warhorse Horse courser –… …   Wikipedia

  • Courser (horse) — This article is about the horse. For other uses of the term, see Courser (disambiguation). This depiction of a knight on horseback might show a courser A courser is a swift and strong horse, frequently used during the Middle Ages as a warhorse.… …   Wikipedia

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