jacksnipe
jacksnipe · jacksnipes · jacksnipe
гаршнеп
Zwergschnepfe
Any member of the species Lymnocryptes minimus of migratory small stocky waders, the…Any member of the species Lymnocryptes minimus of migratory small stocky waders, the smallest of the snipes.
Meaning
1 sensesAny member of the species Lymnocryptes minimus of migratory small stocky waders, the smallest of the snipes.
Zwergschnepfe
гаршнепgaršnep
More definitions
- a small short-billed Old World snipe
- American sandpiper that inflates its chest when courting
Translations
4 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
Lymnocryptes minimus:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
Lymnocryptes minimus:
Origin
From jack + snipe.From jack + snipe.
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Forms
plural: jacksnipes / jacksnipe| Singular | jacksnipe |
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| Plural | jacksnipes / jacksnipe |
regular
Synonyms
7 synonymsClose in meaning
- a small short-billed Old World snipe:half snipeLimnocryptes minima
- American sandpiper that inflates its chest when courting:pectoral sandpiperCalidris melanotos
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular