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CHARADRIUS VOCIFERUS
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
American plover of inland waters and fields having a distinctive cry
Synonyms:
Charadrius vociferus; kildeer; killdeer; killdeer plover
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Charadrius vociferus" is a kind of...):
plover (any of numerous chiefly shorebirds of relatively compact build having straight bills and large pointed wings; closely related to the sandpipers)
Holonyms ("Charadrius vociferus" is a member of...):
Charadrius; genus Charadrius (type genus of the Charadriidae: plovers)