painted snipe

See also: painted-snipe

English

Alternative forms

• painted-snipe

Etymology

painted + snipe

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpeɪntɛd.snaɪp/

Noun

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).

Derived terms

• Australian painted snipe (Rostratula australis)
• greater painted snipe (Rostratula benghalensis)
• South American painted snipe (Nycticryphes semicollaris)

Translations

bird of the family Rostratulidae

• Finnish: kurppo (fi)
• Russian: цветно́й бека́с m (cvetnój bekás)

References

• painted snipe on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Rostratulidae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Rostratulidae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons