jacksnipe

or jack snipe

[ jak-snahyp ]

noun

, plural (especially collectively) jack·snipe, (especially referring to two or more kinds or species) jack·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.

jacksnipe

/ ˈdʒækˌsnaɪp /

noun

1. a small Eurasian short-billed snipe, Lymnocryptes minima
2. any of various similar birds, such as the pectoral sandpiper

Word History and Origins

Origin of jacksnipe¹

First recorded in 1655–65; jack ¹ + snipe

Example Sentences

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

From Project Gutenberg

In the swamp I found snipe, Scolopax Wilsonii: they call them here jacksnipe.

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

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