1. A small short-billed Old World snipe
   "The jacksnipe's zigzag flight made it difficult to spot";
   - half snipe, Limnocryptes minima
    
2. American sandpiper that inflates its chest when courting
   "The male jacksnipe puffed up its chest in an elaborate courtship display";
   - pectoral sandpiper, Calidris melanotos

Derived forms: jacksnipes

Type of: sandpiper, snipe

Part of: Calidris, genus Calidris, genus Limnocryptes, Limnocryptes

Encyclopedia: Jacksnipe