We found 2 definitions of charadrii from 2 different sources.
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charadrii - shorebirds: plovers; sandpipers; avocets; phalaropes; coursers; stone curlews | ||
suborder Charadrii | ||
animal order the order of animals | ||
charadriiformes, order charadriiformes large diverse order of aquatic birds found along seacoasts and inland waters: shorebirds and coastal diving birds; most feed on anima life | ||
limicoline bird, shore bird, shorebird any of numerous wading birds that frequent mostly seashores and estuaries | ||
charadriidae, family charadriidae plover family | ||
family scolopacidae, scolopacidae sandpiper family: sandpipers; woodcocks; snipes; tattlers; curlews; godwits; dowitchers | ||
genus himantopus, himantopus major one of two genera of stilts; similar to avocets but with straight bills | ||
cladorhyncus, genus cladorhyncus one of two genera of stilts; similar to avocets but with straight bills | ||
family recurvirostridae, recurvirostridae long-legged shorebirds | ||
family haematopodidae, haematopodidae oystercatchers | ||
family phalaropidae, phalaropidae phalaropes | ||
family glareolidae, glareolidae Old World shorebirds: pratincoles and coursers |