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CHARADRII
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Shorebirds: plovers; sandpipers; avocets; phalaropes; coursers; stone curlews
Synonyms:
Charadrii; suborder Charadrii
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Charadrii" is a kind of...):
animal order (the order of animals)
Meronyms (members of "Charadrii"):
limicoline bird; shore bird; shorebird (any of numerous wading birds that frequent mostly seashores and estuaries)
Charadriidae; family Charadriidae (plover family)
family Scolopacidae; Scolopacidae (sandpiper family: sandpipers; woodcocks; snipes; tattlers; curlews; godwits; dowitchers)
genus Himantopus; Himantopus (major one of two genera of stilts; similar to avocets but with straight bills)
Cladorhyncus; genus Cladorhyncus (one of two genera of stilts; similar to avocets but with straight bills)
family Recurvirostridae; Recurvirostridae (long-legged shorebirds)
family Haematopodidae; Haematopodidae (oystercatchers)
family Phalaropidae; Phalaropidae (phalaropes)
family Glareolidae; Glareolidae (Old World shorebirds: pratincoles and coursers)
Burhinidae; family Burhinidae (large wading birds resembling the plovers: stone curlews)
Holonyms ("Charadrii" is a member of...):
Charadriiformes; order Charadriiformes (large diverse order of aquatic birds found along seacoasts and inland waters: shorebirds and coastal diving birds; most feed on anima life)
