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Limicolae :: Limicolae (n. pl.) A group of shore birds, embracing the plovers, sandpipers, snipe, curlew, etc. ; the Grallae..

Snipebill :: Snipebill (n.) A bolt by which the body of a cart is fastened to the axle.

Shadbird :: Shadbird (n.) The American, or Wilson's, snipe. See under Snipe. So called because it appears at the same time as the shad..

Snipebill :: Snipebill (n.) A plane for cutting deep grooves in moldings.

Snite :: Snite (n.) A snipe.

Schizognathous :: Schizognathous (a.) Having the maxillo-palatine bones separate from each other and from the vomer, which is pointed in front, as in the gulls, snipes, grouse, and many other birds..

Willet :: Willet (n.) A large North American snipe (Symphemia semipalmata); -- called also pill-willet, will-willet, semipalmated tattler, or snipe, duck snipe, and stone curlew..

Snipefish :: Snipefish (n.) The bellows fish.

Scolopacine :: Scolopacine (a.) Of or pertaining to the Scolopacidae, or Snipe family..

Bellows Fish :: Bellows fish () A European fish (Centriscus scolopax), distinguished by a long tubular snout, like the pipe of a bellows; -- called also trumpet fish, and snipe fish..

Snipe :: Snipe (n.) A fool; a blockhead.

Whisp :: Whisp (n.) A flock of snipe.

Squatty :: Squatter (n.) See Squat snipe, under Squat..

Stone-blind :: Stonebird (n.) The yellowlegs; -- called also stone snipe. See Tattler, 2..

Redbreast :: Redbreast (n.) The knot, or red-breasted snipe; -- called also robin breast, and robin snipe. See Knot..

Yellowlegs :: Yellowlegs (n.) Any one of several species of long-legged sandpipers of the genus Totanus, in which the legs are bright yellow; -- called also stone snipe, tattler, telltale, yellowshanks; and yellowshins. See Tattler, 2..

Jacksnipe :: "Jacksnipe (n.) A small American sandpiper (Tringa maculata); -- called also pectoral sandpiper, and grass snipe..

Longbeak :: Longbeak (n.) The American redbellied snipe (Macrorhamphus scolopaceus); -- called also long-billed dowitcher.

Dowitcher :: Dowitcher (n.) The red-breasted or gray snipe (Macrorhamphus griseus); -- called also brownback, and grayback..

Juddock :: Juddock (n.) See Jacksnipe.

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