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Meanings of woodcock snipe in English

Old World snipe larger and darker than the whole snipe.

Small long-billed woodcock; prized as a game bird.

Synonyms
Examples for "American woodcock"
Examples for "American woodcock"
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The birds threatened with extermination are the American woodcock, wood-duck, snowy egret, pinnated grouse, wild turkey, ruffed grouse, golden eagle, bald eagle, pileated woodpecker.
Our Vanishing Wild Life: Its Extermination and Preservation
Usage of woodcock snipe in English
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The court heard commercial exploitation in the Irish context meant over exploitation of woodcock snipe, migratory duck, golden plover and red grouse.
The Irish Times