| NOUN | animal | Charadriiformes, order Charadriiformes | large diverse order of aquatic birds found along seacoasts and inland waters |
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| Meaning | large diverse order of aquatic birds found along seacoasts and inland waters: shorebirds and coastal diving birds; most feed on anima life. | |
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| Synonym | order Charadriiformes | |
| Member of | Aves, class Aves | (ornithology) the class of birds |
| Members | Alcidae, family Alcidae | web-footed diving seabirds of northern seas |
| Charadrii, suborder Charadrii | shorebirds | |
| Haematopus, genus Haematopus | oystercatchers | |
| Lari, suborder Lari | gulls | |
| Limicolae, suborder Limicolae | Term used in some classifications for migratory shorebirds | |
| coastal diving bird | gull family | |
| Broader | animal order | The order of animals |
| Spanish | caradriformes | |
| Catalan | caradriformes, Caradriformes, Charadriiformes | |
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