FAMILY SCOLOPACIDAE Synonyms
There is 1 hypernym of the phrase family scolopacidae. (close relations)
Definition of FAMILY SCOLOPACIDAE
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Best Alternative Words for FAMILY SCOLOPACIDAE
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curlew | nounn | |||||||
noun • large migratory shorebirds of the sandpiper family; closely related to woodcocks but having a down-curved bill | ||||||||
dowitcher | nounn | |||||||
noun • shorebird of the sandpiper family that resembles a snipe | ||||||||
godwit | nounn | |||||||
noun • large wading bird that resembles a curlew; has a long slightly upturned bill | ||||||||
phalarope | nounn | |||||||
noun • small sandpiper-like shorebird having lobate toes and being good swimmers; breed in the Arctic and winter in the tropics | ||||||||
sandpiper | nounn | |||||||
noun • any of numerous usually small wading birds having a slender bill and piping call; closely related to the plovers | ||||||||
snipe | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • Old or New World straight-billed game bird of the sandpiper family; of marshy areas; similar to the woodcocks • a gunshot from a concealed location verb • hunt or shoot snipe • aim and shoot with great precision • attack in speech or writing | ||||||||
stilt | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a column of wood or steel or concrete that is driven into the ground to provide support for a structure • one of two stout poles with foot rests in the middle; used for walking high above the ground • long-legged three-toed wading bird of brackish marshes of Australia • long-legged three-toed black-and-white wading bird of inland ponds and marshes or brackish lagoons | ||||||||
scolopacidae | nounn | |||||||
noun • sandpiper family: sandpipers; woodcocks; snipes; tattlers; curlews; godwits; dowitchers |