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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)
- Lymnocryptes minimus, a migratory small stocky wader, the smallest of the snipes.
Synonyms
- half snipe
Translations
Lymnocryptes minimus
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