painted snipe
Meaning
Any of three species of snipe-like birds in the family Rostratulidae, found in wetlands and characterised by reversed sexual dimorphism (female larger than male).
Synonyms
common sandpiper
red-necked stint
sharp-tailed sandpiper
grey-tailed tattler
wandering tattler
Swinhoe’s snipe
black-fronted plover
red-kneed dotterel
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈpeɪntɛd.snaɪp/
Etymology
painted + snipe
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