What is "numenius"

Numenius \Numenius\ prop. n. A genus of birds comprising certain of the curlews.

Syn: genus Numenius.

Numenius can refer to:

• Numenius of Apamea, a Greek philosopher of the mid 2nd century CE who spent much of his life in Syria
• Numenius (bird), the Curlews, a genus of birds
• Numenius, son of Antiochus in 1 Maccabees 12:16