| 单词 | prairie snipe |
| 释义 | > as lemmasprairie snipe prairie snipe n. now rare †(a) the American golden plover, Pluvialis dominica (obsolete); (b) the upland sandpiper, Bartramia longicauda. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > order Charadriiformes > family Scolopacidae (snipes, etc.) > [noun] > bartramia longicauda (Bartram's sandpiper) highland plover1839 prairie plover1851 prairie snipe1851 prairie pigeon1874 the world > animals > birds > order Charadriiformes > [noun] > family Charadriidae > genus Pluvialis > pluvialis dominica (American golden plover) green plover1550 whistling plover1668 golden plover1766 frost bird1803 greenback1843 prairie plover1851 prairie snipe1851 prairie pigeon1874 kolea1888 squealer1888 1851 W. Kelly Excursion to Calif. I. v. 80 I shot a brace of prairie snipe. 1857 Ladies' Repository Sept. 524/2 There is another very singular bird belonging to the grallic family; it is commonly called the ‘prairie snipe’. It is very shy..and is about the size of a prairie hen. 1917 T. G. Pearson Birds Amer. I. 247 Upland Plover. Bartramia longicauda... [Also called] Prairie Snipe. < as lemmas |
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