| NOUN | animal | family Burhinidae, Burhinidae | large wading birds resembling the plovers |
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| Meaning | large wading birds resembling the plovers: stone curlews. | |
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| Synonym | Burhinidae | |
| Member of | Charadrii, suborder Charadrii | shorebirds |
| Members | Burhinus, genus Burhinus | type genus of the Burhinidae |
| Broader | bird family | A family of warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings |
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