About The Word Jacksnipe
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Jacksnipe
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What's The Definition Of Jacksnipe?
[n] American sandpiper that inflates its chest when courting
[n] a small short-billed Old World snipe Synonyms | Synonyms for Jacksnipe: Calidris melanotos | half snipe | Limnocryptes minima | pectoral sandpiper Related Terms | Find terms related to Jacksnipe: See Also | Calidris | genus Calidris | genus Limnocryptes | Limnocryptes | sandpiper | snipe Jacksnipe In Webster's Dictionary \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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