SCOLOPACIDAE


Meaning of SCOLOPACIDAE in English

ˌskäləˈpasəˌdē noun plural

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from Scolopac-, Scolopax, type genus + -idae

: a family of birds (suborder Charadrii) including the woodcocks, snipes, sandpipers, tattlers, curlews, and godwits — see charadriidae

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