Scolopacine \Scol`o*pa"cine\, a. [L. scolopax a snipe, Gr. ?.]
(Zo["o]l.)
Of or pertaining to the {Scolopacid[ae]}, or Snipe family.
Scolopacidae
n : sandpiper family: sandpipers; woodcocks; snipes; tattlers;
curlews; godwits; dowitchers [syn: {family Scolopacidae}]