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}]