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The Collaborative International Dictionary

half snipe

Jacksnipe \Jack"snipe`\, n. (Zo["o]l.)

1. A small European snipe ( Limnocryptes gallinula); -- called also judcock, jedcock, juddock, jed, and half snipe.

2. A small American sandpiper ( Tringa maculata); -- called also pectoral sandpiper, and grass snipe.

WordNet

half snipe

n. a small short-billed Old World snipe [syn: jacksnipe, Limnocryptes minima]