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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

shorebird en · NOUN

Etymology

From shore + bird.

Meanings

  1. A bird, or species of birds, that is found near the edge of bodies of water.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
shorebirds Number=Plur lexicographic
shore bird alternative lexicographic

Hypernyms

vertebrate · bird · animal

Hyponyms

ruff · knot · willet · surfbird · dunlin · sandpiper · stint · jacana · ibisbill · plover · Single species · yellowleg · lapwing · redshank · snipe · greenshank · peep · avocet · shank · Several species · godwit · oystercatcher · wrybill · sanderling · pratincole · seedsnipe · turnstone · woodcock · tattler · stilt · whimbrel · dotterel · courser · curlew

Meronyms

See Thesaurus:bird

Synonyms

wader · shorebird

Translations (7)

is vaðfugl (long-legged bird) · nl waadvogel (long-legged bird) · de Ufervogel (long-legged bird) · fi kahlaaja (long-legged bird) · fi rantalintu (long-legged bird) · es limícola (long-legged bird) · pl ptak znad wybrzeża (long-legged bird)