Charadrius

Charadrius
A wholly white bird with the magical power of drawing illness out of a sick person; however, if one of these birds looked away from an invalid, that was a sure sign that death would soon follow. Having 'drawn out' the illness the caladrius flew towards the sun and the illness was burned out, though the bird itself did not catch fire. Its droppings were said to be a cure for blindness.

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  • Charadrius — Charadrius …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Charadrius — Killdeer Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia …   Wikipedia

  • Charadrius — n. the type genus of the Charadriidae; the plovers. Syn: genus {Charadrius}. [WordNet 1.5] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Charadrĭus — Charadrĭus, so v.w. Regenpfeifer …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • Charadrĭus — Charadrĭus, Regenpfeifer (s.d.); Charadriidae (Läufer), Familie der Watvögel (s.d.) …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • Charadrius — Charadrius …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Charadrius —   Charadrius …   Wikipedia Español

  • Charadrius — noun type genus of the Charadriidae: plovers • Syn: ↑genus Charadrius • Hypernyms: ↑bird genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Charadriidae, ↑family Charadriidae • Member Meronyms …   Useful english dictionary

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