Scolopacidae
plural noun
Scol·o·pac·i·dae
ˌskäləˈpasəˌdē
: a family of birds (suborder Charadrii) including the woodcocks, snipes, sandpipers, tattlers, curlews, and godwits see charadriidae
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from Scolopac-, Scolopax, type genus + -idae