[lahy-mik-uh-lahyn, -lin] 
| shore-inhabiting; of or pertaining to numerous birds of the families Charadriidae, comprising the plovers, and Scolopacidae, comprising the sandpipers. |
| li·mic·o·line (lĭ-mĭk'ə-līn', -lĭn) adj. Of or relating to shore birds, especially the plovers, sandpipers, and phalaropes. [From New Latin Līmicolae, former group name, from pl. of Late Latin līmicola, living in mud : Latin līmus, slime; see lei- in Indo-European roots + Latin -cola, inhabitant; see -colous.] |
əˌlaɪn