any of several greyish wading birds; esp. the short-billed dowitcher, Limnodromus griseus.
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| 释义 | the world > animals > birds > order Charadriiformes > family Scolopacidae (snipes, etc.) > [noun] > limnodromus griseus (dowitcher) (4) grey snipe1756 any of several greyish wading birds; esp. the short-billed dowitcher, Limnodromus griseus. red-breasted snipe?a1808 the short-billed dowitcher, Limnodromus griseus. dowitcher1841 Any of several long-billed waders (genus Limnodromus) of North America, belonging to the family Scolopacidæ and resembling the sandpiper, esp. the… brown-back1844 (a) the red-breasted snipe or dowitcher in summer plumage; (b) the great marbled godwit, Limosa fedoa (Cent. Dict., 1889). |
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