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Scolopacidae

Definition:

a bird family including includes sandpipers, woodcocks, snipes, tattlers, curlews, godwits, and dowitchers

Class:

animal noun

Usage:

family | proper noun

Plural:

Scolopacidae*
(* Scolopacidae may be used in a singular or plural context)

Type of:

bird family » family » taxonomic group » biological group

Member of:

Charadrii » Charadriiformes » Aves » Vertebrata » Chordata » Animalia

Original source:

WordNet

Examples:

Actitis | Aphriza | Bartramia | Calidris | Catoptrophorus | Crocethia | Erolia | Gallinago | Heteroscelus | Limnocryptes | Limnodromus | Limosa | Numenius | Philohela | Philomachus | sandpiper | Scolopax | Tringa

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