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Definition of Genus calidris
1. Noun. A genus of Scolopacidae.
Exact synonyms: Calidris
Generic synonyms: Bird Genus
Group relationships: Family Scolopacidae, Scolopacidae
Member holonyms: Calidris Melanotos, Jacksnipe, Pectoral Sandpiper, Calidris Canutus, Grayback, Greyback, Knot, Calidris Ferruginea, Curlew Sandpiper
Generic synonyms: Bird Genus
Group relationships: Family Scolopacidae, Scolopacidae
Member holonyms: Calidris Melanotos, Jacksnipe, Pectoral Sandpiper, Calidris Canutus, Grayback, Greyback, Knot, Calidris Ferruginea, Curlew Sandpiper
Lexicographical Neighbors of Genus Calidris
Literary usage of Genus calidris
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Voyage of Discovery: Made Under the Orders of the Admiralty, in His by John Ross (1819)
"Genus CALIDRIS, Cuvier (Knot). Species 1. CALIDRIS ISLANDICA (Iceland Knot),
found about Hare Island, and Jacob's Bight, as high as lat 72°. ..."