Memidex - snipe (shorebird)
Definition:
an Old or New World straight-billed game bird of the sandpiper family; of marshy areas; similar to the woodcocks
Class:
animal noun
Plurals:
snipe* | snipes
(* snipe may be used in a singular or plural context)
Type of:
shorebird » wading bird » aquatic bird » bird » vertebrate » chordate » animal » organism » living thing
Member of:
Original source:
Examples:
dowitcher | great snipe | jacksnipe | whole snipe | Wilson's snipe
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