GENUS RECURVIROSTRA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Recurvirostra mean? 

• GENUS RECURVIROSTRA (noun)
  The noun GENUS RECURVIROSTRA has 1 sense:

1. type genus of the Recurvirostridae: avocets

  Familiarity information: GENUS RECURVIROSTRA used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• GENUS RECURVIROSTRA (noun)

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Meaning:

Type genus of the Recurvirostridae: avocets

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

genus Recurvirostra; Recurvirostra

Hypernyms ("genus Recurvirostra" is a kind of...):

bird genus (a genus of birds)

Meronyms (members of "genus Recurvirostra"):

avocet (long-legged web-footed black-and-white shorebird with slender upward-curving bill)

Holonyms ("genus Recurvirostra" is a member of...):

family Recurvirostridae; Recurvirostridae (long-legged shorebirds)