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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]