genus Calidris

Thesaurus

Noun

1.genus Calidris - a genus of Scolopacidae Calidrisbird genus - a genus of birdsfamily Scolopacidae, Scolopacidae - sandpiper family: sandpipers; woodcocks; snipes; tattlers; curlews; godwits; dowitchersCalidris melanotos, pectoral sandpiper, jacksnipe - American sandpiper that inflates its chest when courtingCalidris canutus, grayback, greyback, knot - a sandpiper that breeds in the Arctic and winters in the southern hemisphereCalidris Ferruginea, curlew sandpiper - Old World sandpiper with a curved bill like a curlew