'Limicolae' definitions:
Definition of 'Limicolae'
(from WordNet)
noun
Term used in some classifications for migratory shorebirds; coextensive with the Charadrii [syn: Limicolae, suborder Limicolae]
Definition of 'Limicolae'
From: GCIDE
- Limicolae \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.] (Zool.) A group of shore birds, embracing the plovers, sandpipers, snipe, curlew, etc.; the Grall[ae]. [1913 Webster]