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Limnodromus
Limnodromus
Translingual
Proper noun
Limnodromus m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Scolopacidae – the dowitchers.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Aves - class; Saurornithes - informal group; Ornithothoraces, Ornithurae - clade; Carinatae - subclass; Neornithes - infraclass; Neognathae - parvclass; Charadriiformes - order; Charadrii - suborder; Scolopacidae - family
Hyponyms
- (genus): Limnodromus griseus, Limnodromus scolopaceus, Limnodromus semipalmatus - species
References
- Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, ISBN 978-0691128276