genus Burhinus

genus Burhinus
noun
type genus of the Burhinidae: stone curlews
Syn: ↑Burhinus
Hypernyms: ↑bird genus
Member Holonyms: ↑Burhinidae, ↑family Burhinidae
Member Meronyms: ↑stone curlew, ↑thick-knee, ↑Burhinus oedicnemus

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  • Burhinus — n. type genus of the Burhinidae, comprising the stone curlews. Syn: genus {Burhinus}. [WordNet 1.5] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Burhinus — Taxobox name = Burhinus image caption = Burhinus capensis regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Aves ordo = Charadriiformes familia = Burhinidae genus = Burhinus Burhinus is a genus of bird in the Burhinidae family. It contains the… …   Wikipedia

  • Burhinus — noun type genus of the Burhinidae: stone curlews • Syn: ↑genus Burhinus • Hypernyms: ↑bird genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Burhinidae, ↑family Burhinidae • Member Meronyms: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • Burhinus oedicnemus — noun large headed large eyed crepuscular or nocturnal shorebird of the Old World and tropical America having a thickened knee joint • Syn: ↑stone curlew, ↑thick knee • Hypernyms: ↑shorebird, ↑shore bird, ↑limicoline bird • Member Holonyms: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • bird genus — noun a genus of birds • Hypernyms: ↑genus • Hyponyms: ↑genus Protoavis, ↑genus Archaeopteryx, ↑genus Archeopteryx, ↑genus Sinornis, ↑genus Ibero mesornis, ↑gen …   Useful english dictionary

  • Eurasian Stone-curlew — For the group of birds known as thick knees or stone curlews (of which this species is a member), see stone curlew. Stone Curlew Stone Curlew Conservation status …   Wikipedia

  • Double-striped Thick-knee — At the Milwaukee County Zoological Gardens Conservation status …   Wikipedia

  • List of birds of Bulgaria — The list of Bulgarian birds includes all bird species which have been seen in the country. Birds marked with (W) are species which spend the winter in Bulgaria but do not breed there, birds marked with (V) are vagrant species and birds marked… …   Wikipedia

  • Common name — For the naming convention in Wikipedia, see WP:Common name. A common name of a taxon or organism (also known as a vernacular name, colloquial name, trivial name, trivial epithet, country name, popular name, or farmer s name) is a name in general… …   Wikipedia

  • Burhinidae — noun large wading birds resembling the plovers: stone curlews • Syn: ↑family Burhinidae • Hypernyms: ↑bird family • Member Holonyms: ↑Charadrii, ↑suborder Charadrii • Member Meronyms: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

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