great snipe

great snipe
noun
Old World snipe larger and darker than the whole snipe
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

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