| 单词 | winter snipe |
| 释义 | > as lemmaswinter snipe winter snipe n. chiefly U.S. (a) any of various waders (shorebirds) present in winter; spec. purple sandpiper ( Calidris maritima) and dunlin ( C. alpina) (now rare); (b) a snipe (genus Gallinago) present in winter.Cf. summer snipe n. at summer n.1 and adj. Compounds 5. ΚΠ 1844 J. P. Giraud Birds Long Island 229 In autumn, the plumage is so entirely different from that of spring, that by gunners generally it is considered a distinct species, and is called by them at that season ‘Winter Snipe’. 1867 T. F. De Voe Market Assistant 166 Black-breasted snipe, winter snipe, or red-backed sandpiper.—This small bird is sometimes found in great plenty. 1895 R. Ridgway Ornithol. Illinois II. 44 Tringa maritima... Purple sandpiper. Popular synonyms. Winter Snipe (Maine); Rock Snipe. 1914 North-China Herald 12 Sept. 827/3 In such fields..the winter snipe often swarm and afford the most delightful shooting. 1993 Guardian 11 Oct. 19/7 This week has seen wind-blown invasions of northern thrushes, winter snipe, woodcock, geese, and swans. 2011 Auk 128 552/1 Transient winter snipe may demonstrate delayed migration. < as lemmas |
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