Limicolae

n. pl.

1.

(Zool.) A group of shore birds, embracing the plovers, sandpipers, snipe, curlew, etc.; the Grallæ.

Noun

1.

Limicolae - term used in some classifications for migratory shorebirds; coextensive with the Charadrii Synonyms: suborder Limicolae

animal order, Charadriiformes, order Charadriiformes, suborder Limicolae