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GENUS RECURVIROSTRA
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
Type genus of the Recurvirostridae: avocets
Synonyms:
genus Recurvirostra; Recurvirostra
Classified under:
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)