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Definition 2024
Burhinus
Burhinus
Translingual
Proper noun
Burhinus m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Burhinidae – birds known as stone curlews and thick-knees.
Hyponyms
- (genus): Burhinus bistriatus (double-striped thick-knee), Burhinus capensis (spotted thick-knee), Burhinus grallarius (bush stone curlew, bush thick-knee), Burhinus indicus (Indian stone curlew, Indian thick-knee), Burhinus oedicnemus (Eurasian stone curlew, Eurasian thick-knee), Burhinus senegalensis (Senegal thick-knee), Burhinus superciliaris (Peruvian thick-knee), Burhinus vermiculatus (water thick-knee, water dikkop) - species
References
- Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, ISBN 978-0691128276