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Alaudidae

plural noun
Alau·​di·​dae | \ ə-ˈlȯ-də-ˌdē, -ˈlau̇-\

Definition of Alaudidae

: a family of usually brownish terrestrial gregarious passerine birds comprising the larks and having the hind claw elongated and more or less straight

First Known Use of Alaudidae

1841, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for Alaudidae

New Latin, from Alauda, type genus + -idae

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