Definition of Family recurvirostridae

1. Noun. Long-legged shorebirds.

Exact synonyms: Recurvirostridae
Generic synonyms: Bird Family
Group relationships: Charadrii, Suborder Charadrii
Member holonyms: Genus Recurvirostra, Recurvirostra

Lexicographical Neighbors of Family Recurvirostridae

family Pyralididae
family Pyrolaceae
family Pyrrhocoridae
family Pythiaceae
family Pythonidae
family Rachycentridae
family Rafflesiaceae
family Rajidae
family Rallidae
family Ramphastidae
family Ranidae
family Ranunculaceae
family Rapateaceae
family Raphidae
family Raphidiidae
family Recurvirostridae
family Reduviidae
family Regalecidae
family Resedaceae
family Rhamnaceae
family Rheidae
family Rhincodontidae
family Rhinobatidae
family Rhinocerotidae
family Rhinolophidae
family Rhinotermitidae
family Rhiptoglossa
family Rhizobiaceae
family Rhizophoraceae
family Rhizopogonaceae

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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