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seed-snipe

  [seed-snahyp]
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–noun
any of several South American birds of the family Thinocoridae, related to the shorebirds but superficially resembling quail.
Also, seedsnipe.

Origin:
1885–90
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seed-snipe   (sēd'snīp')
n.   pl. seed-snipe or seed-snipes
Any of several short-legged South American birds of the family Thinocoridae, related to the plover and snipe but resembling a small quail.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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