noun
Old World snipe larger and darker than the whole snipe
• Syn: ↑woodcock snipe, ↑Gallinago media
• Hypernyms: ↑snipe
• Member Holonyms: ↑Gallinago, ↑genus Gallinago, ↑Capella, ↑genus Capella
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noun : an Old World snipe (Capella media) somewhat larger, darker, and more barred than the whole snipe
Useful english dictionary. 2012.