charadrii

1. Shorebirds: plovers;
   Sandpipers;
   Avocets;
   Phalaropes;
   Coursers;
   Stone curlews (synset 102024789)
   is a type of: animal order - the order of animals
   member holonym:

   • 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
   belongs to: 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
   same as: suborder charadrii

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