Meaning of JACKSNIPE
| Pronunciation: | | 'jak`snIp
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- [n] American sandpiper that inflates its chest when courting
- [n] a small short-billed Old World snipe
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| | Synonyms: | | Calidris melanotos, half snipe, Limnocryptes minima, pectoral sandpiper |
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| | See Also: | | Calidris, genus Calidris, genus Limnocryptes, Limnocryptes, sandpiper, snipe | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Jack"snipe`\, n. (Zo["o]l.)
(a) A small European snipe ({Limnocryptes gallinula}); --
called also {judcock}, {jedcock}, {juddock}, {jed}, and
{half snipe}.
(b) A small American sandpiper ({Tringa maculata}); -- called
also {pectoral sandpiper}, and {grass snipe}.
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