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Definition: Calidris

Part of Speech Definition
Noun 1. A genus of Scolopacidae.[Wordnet].

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Date "Calidris" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references)

Common Expressions: Calidris

Expressions Definition
Calidris canutus A sandpiper that breeds in the Arctic and winters in the southern hemisphere. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
Calidris Ferruginea Old World sandpiper with a curved bill like a curlew. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
Calidris melanotos American sandpiper that inflates its chest when courting. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
Genus Calidris A genus of Scolopacidae. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

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Definition: Calidris

Part of SpeechDefinition
Noun1. A genus of Scolopacidae.[Wordnet].

Source: WordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

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Date "Calidris" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references)

Common Expressions: Calidris

ExpressionsDefinition
Calidris canutusA sandpiper that breeds in the Arctic and winters in the southern hemisphere. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
Calidris FerrugineaOld World sandpiper with a curved bill like a curlew. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
Calidris melanotosAmerican sandpiper that inflates its chest when courting. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
Genus CalidrisA genus of Scolopacidae. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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