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    ACTITIS

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

    A genus of Scolopacidaeplay

    Synonyms:

    Actitis; genus Actitis

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting animals

    Hypernyms ("Actitis" is a kind of...):

    bird genus (a genus of birds)

    Meronyms (members of "Actitis"):

    Actitis hypoleucos; European sandpiper (a variety of sandpiper)

    Actitis macularia; spotted sandpiper (common North American sandpiper)

    Holonyms ("Actitis" is a member of...):

    family Scolopacidae; Scolopacidae (sandpiper family: sandpipers; woodcocks; snipes; tattlers; curlews; godwits; dowitchers)

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