suborder Charadrii

Thesaurus

Noun

1.suborder Charadrii - shorebirds: plovers; sandpipers; avocets; phalaropes; coursers; stone curlewsCharadriianimal order - the order of animalsCharadriiformes, order Charadriiformes - large diverse order of aquatic birds found along seacoasts and inland waters: shorebirds and coastal diving birds; most feed on anima lifelimicoline bird, shore bird, shorebird - any of numerous wading birds that frequent mostly seashores and estuariesCharadriidae, family Charadriidae - plover familyfamily Scolopacidae, Scolopacidae - sandpiper family: sandpipers; woodcocks; snipes; tattlers; curlews; godwits; dowitchersgenus Himantopus, Himantopus - major one of two genera of stilts; similar to avocets but with straight billsCladorhyncus, genus Cladorhyncus - one of two genera of stilts; similar to avocets but with straight billsfamily Recurvirostridae, Recurvirostridae - long-legged shorebirdsfamily Haematopodidae, Haematopodidae - oystercatchersfamily Phalaropidae, Phalaropidae - phalaropesfamily Glareolidae, Glareolidae - Old World shorebirds: pratincoles and coursersBurhinidae, family Burhinidae - large wading birds resembling the plovers: stone curlews

suborder Charadrii

noun

Synonyms for suborder Charadrii

noun shorebirds: plovers

Synonyms

Charadrii

Related Words

animal order
Charadriiformes
order Charadriiformes
limicoline bird
shore bird
shorebird
Charadriidae
family Charadriidae
family Scolopacidae
Scolopacidae
genus Himantopus
Himantopus
Cladorhyncus
genus Cladorhyncus
family Recurvirostridae
Recurvirostridae
family Haematopodidae
Haematopodidae
family Phalaropidae
Phalaropidae
family Glareolidae
Glareolidae
Burhinidae
family Burhinidae