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Definition of Genus haematopus
1. Noun. Oystercatchers.
Generic synonyms: Bird Genus
Group relationships: Charadriiformes, Order Charadriiformes
Member holonyms: Oyster Catcher, Oystercatcher
Lexicographical Neighbors of Genus Haematopus
Literary usage of Genus haematopus
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)
"No hind toe. Four species in North America, one of which is a straggler from Europe.
genus haematopus. The generic type is the same as that of th« family. ..."
2. Natural History: A Manual of Zoology for Schools, Colleges, and the General by Sanborn Tenney (1867)
"The genus haematopus—Oyster-catchers—has the bill longer than the tarsus, hind
toe wanting, tarsus reticulated anteriorly, and the middle and outer toes ..."
3. The Birds of Long Island by Jacob P. Giraud (1844)
"genus haematopus —LINN. OYSTER-CATCHER. [Bill longer :han the head—hard, s'.rong,
compressed toward the end; neck moderate ; hody compact ; wings long ..."
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