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CHARADRIUS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Type genus of the Charadriidae: plovers
Synonyms:
Charadrius; genus Charadrius
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Charadrius" is a kind of...):
bird genus (a genus of birds)
Meronyms (members of "Charadrius"):
Charadrius melodus; piping plover (small plover of eastern North America)
Charadrius vociferus; kildeer; killdeer; killdeer plover (American plover of inland waters and fields having a distinctive cry)
Charadrius morinellus; dotrel; dotterel; Eudromias morinellus (rare plover of upland areas of Eurasia)
Holonyms ("Charadrius" is a member of...):
Charadriidae; family Charadriidae (plover family)
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