suborder Limicolae

suborder Limicolae
noun
term used in some classifications for migratory shorebirds; coextensive with the Charadrii
Syn: ↑Limicolae
Hypernyms: ↑animal order
Member Holonyms: ↑Charadriiformes, ↑order Charadriiformes

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