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Webster 1913 Edition


Jacksnipe

Jack′snipeˊ

,
Noun.
(Zool.)
(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
.

Definition 2024


jacksnipe

jacksnipe

English

Noun

jacksnipe (plural jacksnipes)

  1. Lymnocryptes minimus, a migratory small stocky wader, the smallest of the snipes.

Synonyms

  • half snipe

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