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seed-snipe

American  
[seed-snahyp] / ˈsidˌsnaɪp /
Or seedsnipe

noun

  1. any of several South American birds of the family Thinocoridae, related to the shorebirds but superficially resembling quail.

Etymology

Origin of seed-snipe

First recorded in 1885–90

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