See also: painted-snipe

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Etymology

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painted + snipe

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  • IPA(key): /ˈpeɪntɛd.snaɪp/

Noun

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painted snipe (plural painted snipes or painted snipe)

  1. 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).

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