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Noun: great snipe
  1. Old World snipe larger and darker than the whole snipe
    "Great snipes gather at leks during mating season";
    - woodcock snipe, Gallinago media

Derived forms: great snipes

Type of: snipe

Part of: Capella, Gallinago, genus Capella, genus Gallinago

Encyclopedia: Great snipe