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BurhinidaeenUK ThesaurusNoun | 1. | Burhinidae - large wading birds resembling the plovers: stone curlewsfamily Burhinidaebird family - a family of warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wingsCharadrii, suborder Charadrii - shorebirds: plovers; sandpipers; avocets; phalaropes; coursers; stone curlewsBurhinus, genus Burhinus - type genus of the Burhinidae: stone curlews |
BurhinidaeenUK
Burhinidae[byü′rin·ə‚dē] (vertebrate zoology) The thick-knees or stone curlews, a family of the avian order Charadriiformes. BurhinidaeenUK Related to Burhinidae: Burhinus oedicnemus, stone curlewsSynonyms for Burhinidaenoun large wading birds resembling the plovers: stone curlewsSynonymsRelated Words- bird family
- Charadrii
- suborder Charadrii
- Burhinus
- genus Burhinus
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