HyperDic: burhinidae

English > 1 sense of the word Burhinidae:
NOUNanimalBurhinidae, family Burhinidaelarge wading birds resembling the plovers
English > Burhinidae: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
Meaninglarge wading birds resembling the plovers: stone curlews.
Synonymfamily Burhinidae
Member ofCharadrii, suborder Charadriishorebirds
MembersBurhinus, genus Burhinustype genus of the Burhinidae
Broaderbird familyA family of warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings

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