Definition of Family Haematopodidae

1. Noun. Oystercatchers.

Exact synonyms: Haematopodidae
Generic synonyms: Bird Family
Group relationships: Charadrii, Suborder Charadrii

Lexicographical Neighbors of Family Haematopodidae

family Gnetaceae
family Gobiesocidae
family Gobiidae
family Gomphotheriidae
family Gonorhynchidae
family Goodeniaceae
family Gracilariidae
family Graminaceae
family Gramineae
family Grossulariaceae
family Gruidae
family Gryllidae
family Guttiferae
family Gyrinidae
family Hadrosauridae
family Haematopodidae (current term)
family Haemodoraceae
family Haemoproteidae
family Haemulidae
family Halictidae
family Haliotidae
family Haloragaceae
family Haloragidaceae
family Hamamelidaceae
family Helicidae
family Helodermatidae
family Helotiaceae
family Helvellaceae
family Hemerobiidae
family Hemerocallidaceae

Literary usage of Family Haematopodidae

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Water-fowl Family by Leonard Cutler Sanford, Louis Bennett Bishop, Theodore Strong Van Dyke (1903)
"family Haematopodidae. The Oyster-catchers. Large, odd-looking birds with brightly colored and strangely shaped bills. Shy and solitary in their habits, ..."

2. Geology of New Jersey by New Jersey Geological Survey, George Hammell Cook (1868)
"They are mostly very wild, and usually found in company with other birds. A straggler is occasionally found, high up our rivers. family Haematopodidae. ..."

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