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painted_snipe
painted snipe
See also: painted-snipe
English
Alternative forms
Noun
painted snipe (plural painted snipes)
- 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
- Australian painted snipe, Rostratula australis
- greater painted snipe, Rostratula benghalensis
- South American painted snipe, Nycticryphes semicollaris
Translations
bird of the family Rostratulidae
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