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jack⋅snipe

  [jak-snahyp]
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–noun, plural (especially collectively) -snipe, (especially referring to two or more kinds or species) -snipes.
1. Also called half snipe. a small, short-billed snipe, Limnocryptes minimus, of Europe and Asia.
2. any of several related snipes.
3. pectoral sandpiper.
Origin:
1655–65; jack 1 + snipe
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jack·snipe   (jāk'snīp')   
n.   pl. jacksnipe or jack·snipes

  1. An Old World wading bird (Limnocryptes minima) having brownish plumage and a long bill.

  2. Any of several similar New World wading birds.

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