The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Limicolae \Li*mic"o*l[ae]\ (l[-i]*m[i^]k"[-o]*l[=e]), n. pl. [L.
   limicola a dweller in the mud; limus mud + colere to dwell.]
   (Zool.)
   A group of shore birds, embracing the plovers, sandpipers,
   snipe, curlew, etc.; the Grall[ae].
   [1913 Webster]

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

Limicolae
    n 1: term used in some classifications for migratory shorebirds;
         coextensive with the Charadrii [syn: Limicolae, suborder
         Limicolae]