charadriiformes
English Thesaurus
1. large diverse order of aquatic birds found along seacoasts and inland waters: shorebirds and coastal diving birds; most feed on anima life (noun.animal)
hypernym | : | animal order, |
definition | : | the order of animals (noun.animal) |
member holonym | : | charadrii, suborder charadrii, |
definition | : | shorebirds: plovers; sandpipers; avocets; phalaropes; coursers; stone curlews (noun.animal) |
member holonym | : | limicolae, suborder limicolae, |
definition | : | term used in some classifications for migratory shorebirds; coextensive with the Charadrii (noun.animal) |
member holonym | : | coastal diving bird, |
definition | : | gull family; skimmer family; jaeger family; auk family (noun.animal) |
member holonym | : | lari, suborder lari, |
definition | : | gulls; terns; jaegers; skimmers (noun.animal) |
member holonym | : | alcidae, family alcidae, |
definition | : | web-footed diving seabirds of northern seas: auks; puffins; guillemots; murres; etc. (noun.animal) |
member meronym | : | aves, class aves, |
definition | : | (ornithology) the class of birds (noun.animal) |
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