SINCE 1828
Limicolae
plural noun
Li·mic·o·lae
| \ līˈmikəˌlē\
Definition of Limicolae
1
in some especially former classifications
: an order or suborder of migratory birds comprising the sandpipers and related forms (family Scolopacidae) or often being made coextensive with the suborder Charadrii
2
in some especially former classifications
: a group of Oligochaeta comprising the more aquatic and typically smaller oligochaete worms — compare terricolae
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