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Scolopacidae

Scolopacidae

9.9
A group of wading birds like sandpipers and snipes
  • noun
  • /ˌskoʊləˈpæsɪdi/
  • Specialized
: Scolopácidos
  • The Scolopacidae family comprises many species of slender-billed waders.

Examples

  • She wrote her dissertation on the feeding behaviors of birds in the Scolopacidae.

  • Many members of the Scolopacidae migrate long distances between breeding and wintering grounds.

  • Look at that Scolopacidae!

  • The Scolopacidae family includes various species of wading birds.

  • Many members of the Scolopacidae migrate long distances between breeding and wintering grounds.

  • The Scolopacidae family comprises many species of slender-billed waders.

  • The Scolopacidae family includes various species of wading birds.

Synonyms

family Scolopacidae
vsScolopacidae
  • Specialized
9.9

A group of birds like sandpipers and curlews that wade in shallow water

is the single-word scientific name for that same family

Compounds

family Scolopacidae
  • Specialized
9.9

A group of birds like sandpipers and curlews that wade in shallow water

Surface Forms

Scolopacidae singular
Scolopacidae plural

Etymology

Scolopacidae comes from the old Latin name Scolopax, from Greek skolopax, and it originally meant a 'snipe' or 'woodcock'. So, Scolopacidae is the scientific name for the family of long-billed wading birds like the 'snipe' and 'woodcock', which makes the name easy to remember for these shore birds.