- genus Recurvirostra
- nountype genus of the Recurvirostridae: avocets• Syn: ↑Recurvirostra• Hypernyms: ↑bird genus• Member Holonyms: ↑Recurvirostridae, ↑family Recurvirostridae• Member Meronyms: ↑avocet
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genus Recurvirostra
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Recurvirostra — noun type genus of the Recurvirostridae: avocets • Syn: ↑genus Recurvirostra • Hypernyms: ↑bird genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Recurvirostridae, ↑family Recurvirostridae • Member Meronyms … Useful english dictionary
Recurvirostra Americana — Avocet Av o*cet, Avoset Av o*set ([a^]v [ o]*s[e^]t), n. [F. avocette: cf. It. avosetta, Sp. avoceta.] (Zo[ o]l.) A grallatorial bird, of the genus {Recurvirostra}; the scooper. The bill is long and bend upward toward the tip. The American… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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
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Avocet — Taxobox name = Avocets image width = 250px image caption = Pied Avocet ( Recurvirostra avosetta ) regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Aves ordo = Charadriiformes familia = Recurvirostridae genus = Recurvirostra genus authority =… … Wikipedia
Recurvirostridae — Taxobox name = Recurvirostridae image width = 220px image caption = The Hawaiian Stilt is variously called Himantopus himantopus knudseni , H. mexicanus knudseni or H. knudseni regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Aves ordo =… … Wikipedia
avocet — /av euh set /, n. any of several long legged, web footed shorebirds constituting the genus Recurvirostra, having a long, slender, upward curving bill. [1760 70; < F avocette, prob. erroneous sp. for NL avosetta < It < Upper It ( < Venetian)] * *… … Universalium
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American Avocet — Taxobox name = American Avocet status = LC | status system = IUCN3.1 image width = 240px image caption = Summer plumage regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Aves ordo = Charadriiformes familia = Recurvirostridae genus = Recurvirostra… … Wikipedia
Pied Avocet — Taxobox name = Pied Avocet status = LC status system = iucn3.1 image width = 250px regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Aves ordo = Charadriiformes familia = Recurvirostridae genus = Recurvirostra species = R. avosetta binomial =… … Wikipedia
