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limicolae |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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.] (Zo["o]l.) A group of shore birds, embracing the plovers, sandpipers, snipe, curlew, etc.; the Grall[ae]. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: Limicolae n : term used in some classifications for migratory shorebirds; coextensive with the Charadrii [syn: {Limicolae}, {suborder Limicolae}]
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