Burhinidae

plural noun

Bu·​rhin·​i·​dae

byüˈrinəˌdē

: a family (coextensive with the superfamily Burhenoidea of the Charadrii) of large long-legged wading birds that resemble the plovers and comprise the stone curlews

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Burhinus, type genus + -idae

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