What is another word for charadrius?

Pronunciation: [t͡ʃaɹˈadɹɪəs] (IPA)

Charadrius is a genus of birds that consists of various species such as plovers and sandpipers. These birds are known for their distinctive features, including long pointed wings and short bills. Synonyms for the word charadrius can include terms like shorebirds, waders, and waterbirds. Many bird enthusiasts use these terms interchangeably to describe the different species that belong to the Charadrius genus. These birds are commonly found near bodies of water and sandy beaches, where they forage for small prey such as insects, worms, and crustaceans. With their beautiful colors and unique characteristics, Charadrius birds are a remarkable sight for all nature lovers.

Synonyms for Charadrius:

What are the hypernyms for Charadrius?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.
  • Other hypernyms:

    avians, bird species.

What are the hyponyms for Charadrius?

Hyponyms are more specific words categorized under a broader term, known as a hypernym.
  • hyponyms for charadrius (as nouns)

What are the holonyms for Charadrius?

Holonyms are words that denote a whole whose part is denoted by another word.

What are the meronyms for Charadrius?

Meronyms are words that refer to a part of something, where the whole is denoted by another word.

Usage examples for Charadrius

The bird I speak of is the charadrius dominicanca, which breeds in Arctic America and migrates in August and September to the plains of La Plata and Patagonia, so that it travels about sixteen thousand miles every year.
"Far Away and Long Ago"
W. H. Hudson
Mallophaga: Actornithophilus ochraceus, August 9; Quadraceps assimilis major, August 7. charadrius wilsonia wilsonia Ord: Wilson Plover.
"Summer Birds From the Yucatan Peninsula"
Erwin E. Klaas
I wonder that the stone curlew, charadrius oedicnemus, should be mentioned by the writers as a rare bird: it abounds in all the campaign parts of Hampshire and Sussex, and breeds, I think, all the summer, having young ones, I know, very late in the autumn.
"The-Natural-History-of-Selborne"
White, Gilbert

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