| English Dictionary |
BARTRAMIA
| Pronunciation (US): |  | (GB): | |
Dictionary entry overview: What does Bartramia mean?
• BARTRAMIA (noun)
The noun BARTRAMIA has 1 sense:
1. a genus of Scolopacidae
Familiarity information: BARTRAMIA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A genus of Scolopacidae
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Bartramia; genus Bartramia
Hypernyms ("Bartramia" is a kind of...):
bird genus (a genus of birds)
Meronyms (members of "Bartramia"):
Bartramia longicauda; Bartramian sandpiper; upland plover; upland sandpiper (large plover-like sandpiper of North American fields and uplands)
Holonyms ("Bartramia" is a member of...):
family Scolopacidae; Scolopacidae (sandpiper family: sandpipers; woodcocks; snipes; tattlers; curlews; godwits; dowitchers)
| Learn English with... Proverbs |
"There's always a calm before a storm." (English proverb)
"There are many good moccasin tracks along the trail of a straight arrow." (Native American proverb, Sioux)
"Adding legs when painting a snake." (Chinese proverb)
"Misery enjoys company." (Dutch proverb)
"There are many good moccasin tracks along the trail of a straight arrow." (Native American proverb, Sioux)
"Adding legs when painting a snake." (Chinese proverb)
"Misery enjoys company." (Dutch proverb)