or jack snipe

[ jak-snahyp ]
/ ˈdʒækˌsnaɪp /

noun, plural (especially collectively) jack·snipe, (especially referring to two or more kinds or species) jack·snipes.

Also called half snipe. a small, short-billed snipe, Limnocryptes minimus, of Europe and Asia.
any of several related snipes.

Origin of jacksnipe

First recorded in 1655–65; jack1 + snipe

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/ (ˈdʒækˌsnaɪp) /

noun plural -snipe or -snipes

a small Eurasian short-billed snipe, Lymnocryptes minima
any of various similar birds, such as the pectoral sandpiper