scolopacineadj.n.
/ˈskɒləʊpəsɪn/ A. adj.
Belonging to the sub-family Scolopacinæ or the family Scolopacidæ, typified by the genus Scolopax, and including the woodcock, redshank, etc.
B. n.
A scolopacine bird. (In recent dictionaries.)
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1910; most recently modified version published online June 2018).
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