The family of birds that includes all plovers, small to medium-sized shorebirds known for their compact bodies and rapid running.
From Latin Charadrius (a genus of plovers) plus -idae (family suffix used in scientific taxonomy). The suffix -idae denotes a family of organisms in Linnaean classification.
Charadriidae is the taxonomic family that includes every plover species—it's like the last name shared by all plovers around the world, from the tiny Piping Plover to the larger species.
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