jacksnipe
or jack snipe
[ jak-snahyp ]
/ ˈdʒækˌsnaɪp /
noun, plural (especially collectively) jack·snipe, (especially referring to two or more kinds or species) jack·snipes.
Also called half snipe.
a small, short-billed snipe, Limnocryptes minimus, of Europe and Asia.
any of several related snipes.
Words nearby jacksnipe
jacks,
jackscrew,
jackshaft,
jacksie,
jacksmelt,
jacksnipe,
jackson,
jackson day,
jackson hole,
jackson's membrane,
jackson, andrew
Example sentences from the Web for jacksnipe
The flight of the Asiatic jacksnipe is exactly like that of his American brother.
The Philippines Past and Present (Volume 2 of 2) |Dean Conant WorcesterOf course there's the fun of it—the 'pats,' the quail, the jacksnipe, the 'cock.
The Adventures of Bobby Orde |Stewart Edward White
British Dictionary definitions for jacksnipe
jacksnipe
/ (ˈdʒækˌsnaɪp) /
noun plural -snipe or -snipes
a small Eurasian short-billed snipe, Lymnocryptes minima
any of various similar birds, such as the pectoral sandpiper