/ Dictionary / Index B bristle-thighed curlew: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: bris'tle-thighed cur'lew Pronunciation: (bris'ul-thīd"), [key] an Alaskan curlew, Numenius tahitiensis, that winters in Polynesia, having bristlelike feathers on its thighs. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. bristletail bristly Related Content Daily Word Quiz: sinister Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language