painted snipe

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painted snipe

/ˈpeɪntɛd.snaɪp/

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noun painted snipes · painted snipe · painted-snipe

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).

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noun bird of the family Rostratulidae

Русский	цветно́й бека́с cvetnój bekás

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@misc{painted_snipe_2026,
  title = {painted snipe},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/painted%20snipe},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}