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Definition of Crocethia
1. Noun. A genus of Scolopacidae.
Exact synonyms: Genus Crocethia
Generic synonyms: Bird Genus
Group relationships: Family Scolopacidae, Scolopacidae
Member holonyms: Crocethia Alba, Sanderling
Generic synonyms: Bird Genus
Group relationships: Family Scolopacidae, Scolopacidae
Member holonyms: Crocethia Alba, Sanderling
Lexicographical Neighbors of Crocethia
Literary usage of Crocethia
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Auk: Quarterly Journal of Ornithology by American Ornithologists' Union, Nuttall Ornithological Club (1920)
"7; coast of North Sea), by reason of the change of the generic name Calidris to
Crocethia (cf. supra), and the rejection of Tringa leucophaea "Pallas" as ..."