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burhinus

Word definitions for burhinus in dictionaries

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Burhinus \Burhinus\ n. type genus of the Burhinidae, comprising the stone curlews. Syn: genus Burhinus .

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
Burhinus is a genus of bird in the Burhinidae family. This family also contains the genus Esacus . The genus name Burhinus comes from the Greek bous , ox, and rhis , nose. The Burhinus are commonly called thick-knee, stone-curlew or dikkop. They are medium-sized, ...