Limicolae


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Noun1.Limicolae - term used in some classifications for migratory shorebirds; coextensive with the Charadrii
animal order - the order of animals
Charadriiformes, order Charadriiformes - large diverse order of aquatic birds found along seacoasts and inland waters: shorebirds and coastal diving birds; most feed on anima life
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[Fauna of U.S.S.R--Charadriiformes, Limicolae.] Leningrad: Leningrad-skoe Otdelenie.