English > Charadrii: 1 sense > noun 1, animal| Meaning | shorebirds: plovers; sandpipers; avocets; phalaropes; coursers; stone curlews. |
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| Synonym | suborder Charadrii |
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| Member of | Charadriiformes, order Charadriiformes | large diverse order of aquatic birds found along seacoasts and inland waters |
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| Members | Burhinidae, family Burhinidae | large wading birds resembling the plovers |
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| Charadriidae, family Charadriidae | plover family |
| Cladorhyncus, genus Cladorhyncus | One of two genera of stilts |
| Glareolidae, family Glareolidae | (Old World shorebirds) pratincoles and coursers |
| Haematopodidae, family Haematopodidae | oystercatchers |
| Himantopus, genus Himantopus | major one of two genera of stilts |
| Phalaropidae, family Phalaropidae | phalaropes |
| Recurvirostridae, family Recurvirostridae | long-legged shorebirds |
| Scolopacidae, family Scolopacidae | sandpiper family |
| shorebird, shore bird, limicoline bird | Any of numerous wading birds that frequent mostly seashores and estuaries |
| Broader | animal order | The order of animals |
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| Spanish | carádridos, Charadrii, suborden Charadrii |
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| Catalan | caràdrids |
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