Term Gallery logo

Meanings of Scolopax in English

Catalan
genus scolopax

Type of the Scolopacidae: Old World woodcocks.

        genus scolopax
        No examples available for any of the synonyms
        Usage of Scolopax in English
        1
        Wood-cock, Scolopax: Appears about old Michaelmas.
        The Natural History of Selborne
        2
        It is full as large as Scolopax Australis, but its plumage is black-banded on the back with a general shade of green.
        Narrative of an Expedition into Central Australia / Performed Un...
        3
        For a case somewhat analogous to that suggested see the description of O. scolopax in "Fertilisation of Orchids," Edition II., page 52.)
        More Letters of Charles Darwin — Volume 2 / A Record of His Work...
        4
        We find also the heron, burong kuntul (ardea); the snipe, kandidi (scolopax); the coot, or water-hen, ayam ayer (fulica); and the plover, cheruling (charadrius).
        The History of Sumatra / Containing An Account Of The Government...
        Translations for Scolopax
        Scolopax through the time