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GENUS CHARADRIUS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Charadrius mean?
• GENUS CHARADRIUS (noun)
The noun GENUS CHARADRIUS has 1 sense:
1. type genus of the Charadriidae: plovers
Familiarity information: GENUS CHARADRIUS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Type genus of the Charadriidae: plovers
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Charadrius; genus Charadrius
Hypernyms ("genus Charadrius" is a kind of...):
bird genus (a genus of birds)
Meronyms (members of "genus Charadrius"):
Charadrius melodus; piping plover (small plover of eastern North America)
Charadrius vociferus; kildeer; killdeer; killdeer plover (American plover of inland waters and fields having a distinctive cry)
Charadrius morinellus; dotrel; dotterel; Eudromias morinellus (rare plover of upland areas of Eurasia)
Holonyms ("genus Charadrius" is a member of...):
Charadriidae; family Charadriidae (plover family)
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