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ACTITIS

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A genus of Scolopacidae

Synonyms:

Actitis; genus Actitis

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("Actitis" is a kind of...):

bird genus (a genus of birds)

Meronyms (members of "Actitis"):

Actitis hypoleucos; European sandpiper (a variety of sandpiper)

Actitis macularia; spotted sandpiper (common North American sandpiper)

Holonyms ("Actitis" is a member of...):

family Scolopacidae; Scolopacidae (sandpiper family: sandpipers; woodcocks; snipes; tattlers; curlews; godwits; dowitchers)

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