shorebird (n)
shore bird (n)
limicoline bird (n)

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type n
lex_filenum 05
def any of numerous wading birds that frequent mostly seashores and estuaries
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Hypernym wading bird, wader
Member holonym Charadrii, suborder Charadrii
Hyponym plover; sandpiper; surfbird, Aphriza virgata; woodcock; snipe; curlew; godwit; stilt, stiltbird, longlegs, long-legs, stilt plover, Himantopus stilt; stilt, Australian stilt; avocet; oystercatcher, oyster catcher; phalarope; pratincole, glareole; courser; stone curlew, thick-knee, Burhinus oedicnemus
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Hyponym wading bird, wader
Member meronym Charadrii, suborder Charadrii
Hypernym plover; sandpiper; surfbird, Aphriza virgata; woodcock; snipe; curlew; godwit; stilt, stiltbird, longlegs, long-legs, stilt plover, Himantopus stilt; stilt, Australian stilt; avocet; oystercatcher, oyster catcher; phalarope; pratincole, glareole; courser; stone curlew, thick-knee, Burhinus oedicnemus

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