Wordnet 3.0
NOUN (1)
1.
large diverse order of aquatic birds found along seacoasts and inland waters: shorebirds and coastal diving birds;
most feed on anima life;
[syn: Charadriiformes, order Charadriiformes]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Charadriiformes \Charadriiformes\ n.
large diverse order of aquatic birds found along seacoasts
and inland waters; shorebirds and coastal diving birds; most
feed on animal life.
Syn: order Charadriiformes.
[WordNet 1.5]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Charadriiformes
n 1: large diverse order of aquatic birds found along seacoasts
and inland waters: shorebirds and coastal diving birds;
most feed on anima life [syn: Charadriiformes, order
Charadriiformes]