recurvirostra

English Thesaurus

1. type genus of the Recurvirostridae: avocets (noun.animal)

hypernym	:	bird genus,
definition	:	a genus of birds (noun.animal)

member holonym	:	avocet,
definition	:	long-legged web-footed black-and-white shorebird with slender upward-curving bill (noun.animal)

member meronym	:	family recurvirostridae, recurvirostridae,
definition	:	long-legged shorebirds (noun.animal)