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Wilson's snipe

noun

  1. a North American common snipe, Gallinago ( Capella ) gallinago delicata.


Wilson's snipe

noun

  1. the common snipe See snipe
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of Wilson's snipe1

1855–60, Americanism; Wilson's storm petrel
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In the coming years, birds like Cooper’s Hawk, Wilson’s Snipe, and Lincoln’s Sparrow will be stripped of their eponyms and given new common English names.

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Birds that will be renamed include Wilson's warbler and Wilson's snipe, both named after 19th Century naturalist Alexander Wilson.

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Birds that will be renamed include those currently called Wilson’s warbler and Wilson’s snipe, both named after the 19th century naturalist Alexander Wilson.

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After a scoreless second period, Tom Wilson’s snipe 40 seconds into the third gave the Capitals a 4-2 edge.

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These include the killdeer, Wilson’s snipe, black tern, Western grebe and Clark’s grebe.

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Wilson's phalaropeWilson's storm petrel