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ORDER CHARADRIIFORMES

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does order Charadriiformes mean? 

ORDER CHARADRIIFORMES (noun)
  The noun ORDER CHARADRIIFORMES has 1 sense:

1. large diverse order of aquatic birds found along seacoasts and inland waters: shorebirds and coastal diving birds; most feed on anima lifeplay

  Familiarity information: ORDER CHARADRIIFORMES used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


ORDER CHARADRIIFORMES (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Large diverse order of aquatic birds found along seacoasts and inland waters: shorebirds and coastal diving birds; most feed on anima life

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Charadriiformes; order Charadriiformes

Hypernyms ("order Charadriiformes" is a kind of...):

animal order (the order of animals)

Meronyms (members of "order Charadriiformes"):

Charadrii; suborder Charadrii (shorebirds: plovers; sandpipers; avocets; phalaropes; coursers; stone curlews)

Limicolae; suborder Limicolae (term used in some classifications for migratory shorebirds; coextensive with the Charadrii)

genus Haematopus; Haematopus (oystercatchers)

coastal diving bird (gull family; skimmer family; jaeger family; auk family)

Lari; suborder Lari (gulls; terns; jaegers; skimmers)

Alcidae; family Alcidae (web-footed diving seabirds of northern seas: auks; puffins; guillemots; murres; etc.)

Holonyms ("order Charadriiformes" is a member of...):

Aves; class Aves ((ornithology) the class of birds)


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