| English Dictionary |
CLADORHYNCUS
| Pronunciation (US): |  | (GB): | |
Dictionary entry overview: What does Cladorhyncus mean?
• CLADORHYNCUS (noun)
The noun CLADORHYNCUS has 1 sense:
1. one of two genera of stilts; similar to avocets but with straight bills
Familiarity information: CLADORHYNCUS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
One of two genera of stilts; similar to avocets but with straight bills
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Cladorhyncus; genus Cladorhyncus
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)
| Learn English with... Proverbs |
"It is easy to cut the tail of a dead wolf." (Albanian proverb)
"Consult the wise and do not disobey him." (Arabic proverb)
"What can a cat do if its master is crazy." (Corsican proverb)