Phrase guide

great snipe

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A medium-small wading bird (Gallinago media).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

Old World snipe larger and darker than the whole snipe

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: woodcock snipe, Gallinago media

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: snipe

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

28 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Belarusian: ду́бальт (dúbalʹt) — Gallinago media
  • Belarusian: ду́пель (dúpjelʹ) — Gallinago media
  • Chinese Mandarin: 斑腹沙锥 (bān fù shā zhuī) — Gallinago media
  • Czech: bekasina větší — Gallinago media
  • Danish: dobbeltbekkasin — Gallinago media
  • Danish: tredækker — Gallinago media
  • Dutch: poelsnip — Gallinago media
  • Finnish: heinäkurppa — Gallinago media
  • French: bécassine double — Gallinago media
  • French: double-bécassine — Gallinago media
  • German: Doppelschnepfe — Gallinago media
  • Icelandic: heiðasnípa — Gallinago media
  • Italian: croccolone — Gallinago media
  • Japanese: ヨーロッパジシギ (yo-roppajishigi) — Gallinago media
  • Lithuanian: dubeltas — Gallinago media
  • Lithuanian: stulgys — Gallinago media
  • Norwegian: dobbeltbekkasin — Gallinago media
  • Polish: dubelt — Gallinago media
  • Portuguese: narceja-real — Gallinago media
  • Romanian: becațină mare — Gallinago media
  • Russian: дупель (dupelʹ) — Gallinago media
  • Slovak: močiarnica tichá — Gallinago media
  • Spanish: agachadiza real — Gallinago media
  • Swedish: dubbelbeckasin — Gallinago media
  • Turkish: büyük su çulluğu — Gallinago media
  • Ukrainian: баранець великий (baranecʹ velykyj) — Gallinago media
  • Ukrainian: ду́пель (dúpelʹ) — Gallinago media
  • Venetan: ciocheta — Gallinago media