Charadriiformes (karadriiformez)

pl. [NL., webbing; the tibiæ naked below; the wings long and acute; and the tail short, generally even, and composed of 12 feathers. The bill is typically pre i rostral, is not longer than the head, and is shaped somewhat like that of a pigeon. The group contains several genera and perhaps 60 species, of all parts of the world. charadrine, charadriine (ka-rad'rin, -ri-in), a. Pertaining to the Charadriina; resembling a plover; plu via line. Also char adrian, charad roid, charadrioid.