painted snipe

See also: painted-snipe

English

Alternative forms

painted-snipe

Etymology

painted + snipe

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈpeɪntɛd.snaɪp/

Noun

painted snipe (plural painted snipes or painted snipe)

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).

Derived terms

Translations

bird of the family Rostratulidae

Finnish: kurppo (fi)
Russian: цветно́й бека́с m (cvetnój bekás)

References

painted snipe on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Rostratulidae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Rostratulidae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

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