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noun
Any of species Lymnocryptes minimus of migratory small stocky waders, the smallest of the snipes.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
American sandpiper that inflates its chest when courting
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: pectoral sandpiper, Calidris melanotos
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: sandpiper
noun
a small short-billed Old World snipe
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: half snipe, Limnocryptes minima
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: snipe
History
From jack + snipe.
Across languages
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