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CLADORHYNCUS
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
One of two genera of stilts; similar to avocets but with straight bills
Synonyms:
Cladorhyncus; genus Cladorhyncus
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Cladorhyncus" is a kind of...):
bird genus (a genus of birds)
Meronyms (members of "Cladorhyncus"):
Australian stilt; stilt (long-legged three-toed wading bird of brackish marshes of Australia)
banded stilt; Cladorhyncus leucocephalum (web-footed Australian stilt with reddish-brown pectoral markings)
Holonyms ("Cladorhyncus" is a member of...):
Charadrii; suborder Charadrii (shorebirds: plovers; sandpipers; avocets; phalaropes; coursers; stone curlews)