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Definition of Charadrii
1. Noun. Shorebirds: plovers; sandpipers; avocets; phalaropes; coursers; stone curlews.
Generic synonyms: Animal Order
Group relationships: Charadriiformes, Order Charadriiformes
Member holonyms: Limicoline Bird, Shore Bird, Shorebird, Charadriidae, Family Charadriidae, Family Scolopacidae, Scolopacidae, Genus Himantopus, Himantopus, Cladorhyncus, Genus Cladorhyncus, Family Recurvirostridae, Recurvirostridae, Family Haematopodidae, Haematopodidae, Family Phalaropidae, Phalaropidae, Family Glareolidae, Glareolidae, Burhinidae, Family Burhinidae
Lexicographical Neighbors of Charadrii
Literary usage of Charadrii
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Bulletin of the New York Public Library by New York Public Library (1903)
"The charadrii have a remarkably shrill plover note, & are a pretty light-coloured
neat bird. Neither species is delicate to eat. They run very fast; ..."
2. The Zoological Record ...: Being Records of Zoological Literature by Zoological Record Association (London, England), Zoological Society of London (1866)
"Of the charadrii twenty-one species are referred to the genus Charadrius (including
the smaller forms more commonly termed ..."
3. The Zoological Record ...: Being Records of Zoological Literature by Zoological Society of London (1901)
"On Baird's Sandpiper in Sussex. T. cp 27. [charadrii- formes] 232. ... [charadrii-
formes.] 239. . Albatross near the Faroes (Diomedea ..."
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