Associations to the word «Scolopacidae»

Wiktionary

SCOLOPACIDAE, proper noun. A taxonomic family within the suborder Charadrii   — sandpipers and snipes.

Dictionary definition

SCOLOPACIDAE, noun. Sandpiper family: sandpipers; woodcocks; snipes; tattlers; curlews; godwits; dowitchers.

Wise words

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Aldous Huxley