Associations to the word «Burhinidae»

Wiktionary

BURHINIDAE, proper noun. A taxonomic family within the order Charadriiformes   — stone-curlews and thick-knees.

Dictionary definition

BURHINIDAE, noun. Large wading birds resembling the plovers: stone curlews.

Wise words

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