jack·snipe (j k sn p )n. pl. jacksnipe or jack·snipes 1. An Old World wading bird (Limnocryptes minima) having brownish plumage and a long bill. 2. Any of several similar New World wading birds. |
jacksnipe [ˈdʒækˌsnaɪp]
n pl -snipe, -snipes
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) a small Eurasian short-billed snipe, Lymnocryptes minima
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any of various similar birds, such as the pectoral sandpiper
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. | jacksnipe - a small short-billed Old World snipe snipe - Old or New World straight-billed game bird of the sandpiper family; of marshy areas; similar to the woodcocks genus Limnocryptes, Limnocryptes - snipe |
| 2. |  jacksnipe - American sandpiper that inflates its chest when courtingsandpiper - any of numerous usually small wading birds having a slender bill and piping call; closely related to the plovers Calidris, genus Calidris - a genus of Scolopacidae |
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