Associations to the word «Actitis»

Wiktionary

ACTITIS, proper noun. A taxonomic genus within the family Scolopacidae   — some sandpipers.
ACTITIS HYPOLEUCOS, proper noun. A taxonomic species within the family Scolopacidae   — the common sandpiper.
ACTITIS MACULARIA, proper noun. A taxonomic species within the family Scolopacidae   — the spotted sandpiper.

Dictionary definition

ACTITIS, noun. A genus of Scolopacidae.

Wise words

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