Word

shorebird, n.
(shorebirds)

any of numerous wading birds that frequent mostly seashores and estuaries
<noun.animal>

limicoline bird shore bird shorebird

semantic pointers

hypernym

wading bird, wader

member holonym

Charadrii, suborder Charadrii

hyponym

plover sandpiper surfbird, Aphriza virgata woodcock snipe curlew godwit stilt, stiltbird, longlegs, long-legs, stilt plover, Himantopus stilt stilt, Australian stilt avocet oystercatcher, oyster catcher phalarope pratincole, glareole courser stone curlew, thick-knee, Burhinus oedicnemus