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Definition: Great Snipe |
Great SnipeNoun1. Old World snipe larger and darker than the whole snipe. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
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Great Snipe Scientific Classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae Genus: Gallinago Species: media Binomial name Gallinago media The Great Snipe, Gallinago media is a small stocky wader.
Their breeding habitat is marshes and wet meadows with short vegetation in north eastern Europe and north western Russia. Great Snipes are migratory, wintering in Africa. The European breeding population is in steep decline.
They nest in a well-hidden location on the ground, laying 3-4 eggs. The males display at a dusk lek during the breeding season, standing erect with chest puffed and tail fanned. They may jump into the air. They produce a variety of rattles, clicks, buzzes and whistles while displaying.
These birds forage in soft mud, probing or picking up food by sight. They mainly eat insects and earthworms, and occasional plant material. They are difficult to see, being well camouflaged in their habitat. When flushed from cover, they fly straight for a considerable distance before dropping back into vegetation.
Adults are slightly larger, but much bulkier, than Common Snipe and have a shorter bill. The body is mottled brown on top and barred underneath. They have a dark stripe through the eye. The wings are broad, and a pale wingbar is visible in flight.
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Synonym: Great SnipeSynonym: woodcock snipe (n). (additional references) |
Crosswords: Great Snipe |
| English words defined with "great snipe": Solitary snipe. (references) |
| Language | Translations for "great snipe"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Danish | tredaekker. (various references) | |
Dutch | poelsnip. (various references) | |
French | bécassine double. (various references) | |
German | Doppelschnepfe. (various references) | |
Greek | διπλομπεκάτσινο. (various references) | |
Italian | croccolone. (various references) | |
Manx | coar heddagh vooar. (various references) | |
Pig Latin | eatgray ipesnay.(various references) | |
Portuguese | narceja-real. (various references) | |
Spanish | agachadiza real. (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
| Language | Period | Translations |
| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | Gallinago media, RM:becassina media. (various references) |
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