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American woodcock

American woodcock noun: a North American shorebird, Scolopax minor.

american woodcock: a North American shorebird, Scolopax minor
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Noun

American woodcock (plural American woodcocks)

  1. A North American shorebird, Scolopax minor
    Synonyms:
    timberdoodle, bogsucker, night partridge, brush snipe, hokumpoke, becasse

Synonyms of American woodcock

All synonyms of American woodcock

Forms of American woodcock

pluralAmerican woodcocks

Questions about American woodcock

What does American woodcock mean?
American woodcock means a North American shorebird, Scolopax minor.
What part of speech is American woodcock?
American woodcock is a noun.
What is the plural of American woodcock?
The plural of American woodcock is American woodcocks.

Words near American woodcock in the dictionary

  1. American wild plums
  2. American winterberry
  3. American wire gauge
  4. American Wirehair
  5. American Wirehairs
  6. American woodcock
  7. American woodcocks
  8. American yew
  9. American yews
  10. Americana
  11. Americanese

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