Scolopacidae

plural noun

Scol·​o·​pac·​i·​dae

ˌskäləˈpasəˌdē

: a family of birds (suborder Charadrii) including the woodcocks, snipes, sandpipers, tattlers, curlews, and godwits see charadriidae

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Scolopac-, Scolopax, type genus + -idae

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