order charadriiformes

1. Large diverse order of aquatic birds found along seacoasts and inland waters: shorebirds and coastal diving birds;
   Most feed on anima life (synset 102024092)
   is a type of: animal order - the order of animals
   member holonym:

   • charadrii, suborder charadrii - shorebirds: plovers; sandpipers; avocets; phalaropes; coursers; stone curlews
   • limicolae, suborder limicolae - term used in some classifications for migratory shorebirds; coextensive with the Charadrii
   • genus haematopus, haematopus - oystercatchers
   • coastal diving bird - gull family; skimmer family; jaeger family; auk family
   • lari, suborder lari - gulls; terns; jaegers; skimmers
   • alcidae, family alcidae - web-footed diving seabirds of northern seas: auks; puffins; guillemots; murres; etc.
   belongs to: aves, class aves - (ornithology) the class of birds
   same as: charadriiformes

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