Definition of jacksnipe Jacksnipe
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What does jacksnipe mean?
WordNet
NounPlural: jacksnipes |
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| jacksnipe - a small short-billed Old World snipe | ||
| half snipe, Limnocryptes minima | ||
| snipe a gunshot from a concealed location | ||
| jacksnipe - American sandpiper that inflates its chest when courting | ||
| pectoral sandpiper, Calidris melanotos | ||
| sandpiper any of numerous usually small wading birds having a slender bill and piping call; closely related to the plovers | ||
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Wiktionary 
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- jacksnipe (n.)
A small European snipe (Limnocryptes gallinula); -- called also judcock, jedcock, juddock, jed, and half snipe. - jacksnipe (n.)
A small American sandpiper (Tringa maculata); -- called also pectoral sandpiper, and grass snipe.
