scolopacine

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adjective

Of or relating to the Scolopacidae, or sandpipers.

OriginLatin scolopax ← Ancient Greek σκολόπαξ →
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Meanings

adjectivescolopacine (not comparable)
  1. not comparablebiologyOf or relating to the Scolopacidae, or sandpipers.
  2. not comparableOr, relating to, resembling, or characteristic of sandpipers; sandpiper-like.
nounscolopacine (plural scolopacines)

plural scolopacines

  1. Any sandpiper of the family Scolopacidae, a scolopacid
  2. Any sandpiper of the scolopacid subfamily Scolopacinae

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekσκολόπαξ
  2. Latinscolopax“a snipe”
  3. Englishscolopacine

From Latin scolopax (“a snipe”), from Ancient Greek σκολόπαξ (skolópax).

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APA

scolopacine. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scolopacine

MLA

“scolopacine.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scolopacine. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “scolopacine,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scolopacine.

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