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RECURVIROSTRA

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Meaning:

Type genus of the Recurvirostridae: avocets

Synonyms:

genus Recurvirostra; Recurvirostra

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

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

bird genus (a genus of birds)

Meronyms (members of "Recurvirostra"):

avocet (long-legged web-footed black-and-white shorebird with slender upward-curving bill)

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

family Recurvirostridae; Recurvirostridae (long-legged shorebirds)

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