genus burhinus

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   type genus of the Burhinidae: stone curlews

   SynonymsBurhinus

   Broaderbird genus

   Part ofBurhinidae

Questions about genus burhinus

What does genus burhinus mean?

genus burhinus means "type genus of the Burhinidae: stone curlews".

What is another word for genus burhinus?

Close synonyms include Burhinus. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is genus burhinus a common word?

genus burhinus is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.