Definitions
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- proper noun A taxonomic
family within theorder Charadriiformes — theoystercatchers .
Etymologies
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Haematopus + -idae
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Examples
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An oystercatcher is a wading bird of the family Haematopodidae, distributed in one genus,
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Hockey, P (1996) Family Haematopodidae (Oystercatchers) in del Hoyo, J.; Elliot, A. &
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