Charadrius

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

Charadrius - type genus of the Charadriidae: ploversgenus Charadriusbird genus - a genus of birdsCharadriidae, family Charadriidae - plover familyCharadrius melodus, piping plover - small plover of eastern North AmericaCharadrius vociferus, kildeer, killdeer, killdeer plover - American plover of inland waters and fields having a distinctive cryCharadrius morinellus, dotrel, dotterel, Eudromias morinellus - rare plover of upland areas of Eurasia