snipelike
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snipe — snipelike, adj. sniper, n. /snuyp/, n., pl. snipes, (esp. collectively) snipe for 1, 2; v. sniped, sniping. n. 1. any of several long billed game birds of the genera Gallinago (Capella) and Limnocryptes, inhabiting marshy areas, as G. gallinago… … Universalium
painted snipe — either of two snipelike birds of the family Rostratulidae, of South America and the Old World tropics, the female of which is larger and more brightly colored than the male. [1805 15] * * * ▪ bird either of two species of marsh birds comprising… … Universalium
dowitcher — /dow ich euhr/, n. any of several long billed, snipelike shore birds of North America and Asia, esp. Limnodromus griseus. [1835 45, Amer.; perh. < N Iroquoian; cf. Mohawk tawístawis snipe] * * * ▪ bird any of three species of shorebirds… … Universalium
dowitcher — dow•itch•er [[t]ˈdaʊ ɪtʃ ər[/t]] n. orn any of several long billed snipelike shorebirds of North America and Asia, esp Limnodromus griseus[/ex] • Etymology: 1835–45, amer.; perh. < N Iroquoian; cf. Mohawk tawístawis snipe … From formal English to slang
