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单词 jacksnipe
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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.
pectoral sandpiper.

Origin of jacksnipe

First recorded in 1655–65; jack1 + snipe

Words nearby jacksnipe

jackscrew, jackshaft, jack shit, jacksie, jacksmelt, jacksnipe, Jackson, Jackson, Andrew, Jackson Day, Jackson Hole, Jacksonian
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Example sentences from the Web for jacksnipe

  • The flight of the Asiatic jacksnipe is exactly like that of his American brother.

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  • Of course there's the fun of it—the 'pats,' the quail, the jacksnipe, the 'cock.

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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
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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