Definition of Charadrius vociferus

1. Noun. American plover of inland waters and fields having a distinctive cry.

Exact synonyms: Kildeer, Killdeer, Killdeer Plover
Generic synonyms: Plover
Group relationships: Charadrius, Genus Charadrius

Lexicographical Neighbors of Charadrius Vociferus

Chapman's antshrike
Chapman code
Chapultepec
Char
Chara
Characeae
Characean algae
Characidae
Characinidae
Charadrii
Charadriidae
Charadriiformes
Charadrius
Charadrius melodus
Charadrius morinellus
Charadrius vociferus
Charales
Charcot
Charcot's arteries
Charcot's disease
Charcot's gait
Charcot's intermittent fever
Charcot's syndrome
Charcot's triad
Charcot's vertigo
Charcot-Bottcher crystalloids
Charcot-Bouchard aneurysm
Charcot-Leyden crystals
Charcot-Marie-Tooth
Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease

Literary usage of Charadrius vociferus

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

1. Check-list of North American Birds by American Ornithologists' Union (1910)
"Type, by orig. desig., charadrius vociferus LINNAEUS. ... charadrius vociferus LINN.EUS, Syst. Nat., ed. 10,I, 1758, 150. (Virginia and Carolina.) RANGE. ..."

2. Annals of the Lyceum of Natural History of New York by New York Academy of Sciences (1828)
"Am. Orn. ix. p. 77. f>l. 13. fig. 5. Inhabits the sea shores of the southern and middle states during summer. 219. charadrius vociferus L. Olive-ash ..."

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