limícola 102
shorebird.
(Of thelat.)(dolimus, mud, and ? ´cola).
1. adj. Biol. Said of an organism: living in silt, clay or mud. U t. c. s.
2. f. pl. Zool. Group of coastal or riverine birds, such as the Plover, the lapwing and the Woodcock.
ORTOGR. ESCR. with may. initial.
