Definition of Order charadriiformes

1. Noun. Large diverse order of aquatic birds found along seacoasts and inland waters: shorebirds and coastal diving birds; most feed on anima life.

Exact synonyms: Charadriiformes
Generic synonyms: Animal Order
Group relationships: Aves, Class Aves
Member holonyms: Charadrii, Suborder Charadrii, Limicolae, Suborder Limicolae, Genus Haematopus, Haematopus, Coastal Diving Bird, Lari, Suborder Lari, Alcidae, Family Alcidae

Lexicographical Neighbors of Order Charadriiformes

order Belemnoidea
order Bennettitales
order Berycomorphi
order Blastocladiales
order Branchiura
order Bryales
order Campanulales
order Caprimulgiformes
order Carnivora
order Caryophyllales
order Casuariiformes
order Casuarinales
order Caudata
order Cestida
order Cetacea
order Charadriiformes
order Charales
order Chelonethida
order Chelonia
order Chiroptera
order Chlorococcales
order Chytridiales
order Ciconiiformes
order Cilioflagellata
order Coccidia
order Coleoptera
order Collembola
order Columbiformes
order Colymbiformes
order Commelinales

Literary usage of Order charadriiformes

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

1. The Valley of Kashmír by Walter Roper Lawrence (1895)
"... beneath white ; bill red ; irides brown. Length iai inches. Adams observed it in Kashmir. Order CHARADRIIFORMES. Plovers and Snipes. ..."

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