chorlito

Definitions of chorlito
  1. noun
    any of numerous chiefly shorebirds of relatively compact build having straight bills and large pointed wings; closely related to the sandpipers
    synonyms: chorlitejo
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    types:
    chorlito carambolo
    rare plover of upland areas of Eurasia
    vuelvepiedras
    common Arctic turnstone that winters in South America and Australia
    type of:
    limícola
    any of numerous wading birds that frequent mostly seashores and estuaries
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