1. term used in some classifications for migratory shorebirds; coextensive with the Charadrii; [syn: Limicolae, suborder Limicolae]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
suborder Limicolae
n 1: term used in some classifications for migratory shorebirds;
coextensive with the Charadrii [syn: Limicolae, suborder
Limicolae]