woodcock
Meaning
- Any of several wading birds in the genus Scolopax, characterised by a long slender bill and cryptic brown and blackish plumage.
- A simpleton.
Translations
Waldschnepfe
bécasse
beccaccia
μπεκάτσα
houtsnip
galinhola
becada
Scolopax rusticola
çulluk
becadaFrequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈwʊd.kɒk/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle English wodecocke, wode-koc, wodekok, from Old English wudecocc, wuducoc, equivalent to wood + cock.
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