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BURHINUS OEDICNEMUS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Burhinus oedicnemus mean?
• BURHINUS OEDICNEMUS (noun)
The noun BURHINUS OEDICNEMUS has 1 sense:
1. large-headed large-eyed crepuscular or nocturnal shorebird of the Old World and tropical America having a thickened knee joint
Familiarity information: BURHINUS OEDICNEMUS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Large-headed large-eyed crepuscular or nocturnal shorebird of the Old World and tropical America having a thickened knee joint
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Burhinus oedicnemus; stone curlew; thick-knee
Hypernyms ("Burhinus oedicnemus" is a kind of...):
limicoline bird; shore bird; shorebird (any of numerous wading birds that frequent mostly seashores and estuaries)
Holonyms ("Burhinus oedicnemus" is a member of...):
Burhinus; genus Burhinus (type genus of the Burhinidae: stone curlews)
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