Burhinidae
plural noun
Bu·rhin·i·dae
\byüˈrinəˌdē\
Definition of Burhinidae
: 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
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Origin and Etymology of burhinidae
New Latin, from Burhinus, type genus + -idae
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