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Burhinidae

noun

large wading birds resembling the plovers: stone curlews

• Syn: ↑family Burhinidae

• Hypernyms: ↑bird family

• Member Holonyms: ↑Charadrii, ↑suborder Charadrii

• Member Meronyms: ↑Burhinus, ↑genus Burhinus

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\\byüˈrinəˌdē\ noun plural

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from Burhinus, type genus + -idae

: a family (coextensive with the superfamily Burhenoidea of the Charadrii) of large long-legged wading birds that resemble the plovers and comprise the stone curlews

Useful english dictionary. 2012.