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RECURVIROSTRA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Recurvirostra mean?
• RECURVIROSTRA (noun)
The noun RECURVIROSTRA has 1 sense:
1. type genus of the Recurvirostridae: avocets
Familiarity information: RECURVIROSTRA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Type genus of the Recurvirostridae: avocets
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
genus Recurvirostra; Recurvirostra
Hypernyms ("Recurvirostra" is a kind of...):
bird genus (a genus of birds)
Meronyms (members of "Recurvirostra"):
avocet (long-legged web-footed black-and-white shorebird with slender upward-curving bill)
Holonyms ("Recurvirostra" is a member of...):
family Recurvirostridae; Recurvirostridae (long-legged shorebirds)
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