The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Phalaropidae \Phalaropidae\ prop. n.
   A natural family of birds, consisting of the phalaropes.

   Syn: family Phalaropidae.
        [WordNet 1.5]

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

Phalaropidae
    n 1: phalaropes [syn: Phalaropidae, family Phalaropidae]