limicolae Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun term used in some classifications for migratory shorebirds; coextensive with the Charadrii
    suborder Limicolae.

WordNet

Li*mic"o*læ noun plural (Also<
  • Limicolae
  • Limicolæ
)
Etymology
L. limicola a dweller in the mud; limus mud + colere to dwell.
Definitions
  1. (Zoöl.) A group of shore birds, embracing the plovers, sandpipers, snipe, curlew, etc. ; the Grallæ.

Webster 1913