Synset

any of numerous chiefly shorebirds of relatively compact build having straight bills and large pointed wings; closely related to the sandpipers
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semantic pointers

hypernym

shorebird, shore bird, limicoline bird

member holonym

Charadriidae, family Charadriidae

hyponym

piping plover, Charadrius melodus killdeer, kildeer, killdeer plover, Charadrius vociferus dotterel, dotrel, Charadrius morinellus, Eudromias morinellus golden plover lapwing, green plover, peewit, pewit turnstone