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Definition of Family recurvirostridae
1. Noun. Long-legged shorebirds.
Generic synonyms: Bird Family
Group relationships: Charadrii, Suborder Charadrii
Member holonyms: Genus Recurvirostra, Recurvirostra
Lexicographical Neighbors of Family Recurvirostridae
Literary usage of Family recurvirostridae
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 recurvirostridae. The Avocets and Stilts. A family of about a dozen species
of large birds, noticeable for their peculiar bills and long, ..."
2. The Birds of Maine: With Key to and Description of the Various Species Known by Ora Willis Knight (1908)
"family recurvirostridae. Avocets and Stilts. B. Tarsus less than 3.50 inches in
length, less than twice as long as middle toe with claw. 1. ..."
3. Birds of the Kansas City Region by Harry Harris (1919)
"... during their long migratory flights. They have been taken both in the showy
spring plumage and the more sombre winter dress. Family RECURVIROSTRIDAE. ..."
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