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Charadrii

Definition:

a suborder of shorebirds; includes plovers, sandpipers, avocets, phalaropes, coursers, stone, and curlews

Class:

animal noun

Usage:

proper noun | suborder

Plural:

Charadrii*
(* Charadrii may be used in a singular or plural context)

Type of:

suborder » taxonomic group » biological group » group

Member of:

Charadriiformes » Aves » Vertebrata » Chordata » Animalia

Original source:

WordNet

Examples:

Burhinidae | Charadriidae | Cladorhyncus | Glareolidae | Haematopodidae | Himantopus | Phalaropidae | Recurvirostridae | Scolopacidae | shorebird

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