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Meaning of LIMICOLAE

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  term used in some classifications for migratory shorebirds; coextensive with the Charadrii
 
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 Synonyms: suborder Limicolae
 
 See Also: animal order, Charadriiformes, order Charadriiformes

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Li*mic"o*l[ae]\ (l[-i]*m[i^]k"[-o]*l[=e]), n. pl. [L.
limicola a dweller in the mud; limus mud + colere to dwell.]
(Zo["o]l.)
A group of shore birds, embracing the plovers, sandpipers,
snipe, curlew, etc.; the Grall[ae].
 

 

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