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painted snipe

/ˈpeɪntɛd.snaɪp/

painted snipe noun: any of three species of snipe-like birds in the family Rostratulidae, found in wetlands and characterised by reversed sexual dimorphism (female larger than male).

painted snipe: any of three species of snipe-like birds in the family Rostratulidae, found in wetlands and...
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Noun

painted snipe (plural painted snipes or painted snipe)

  1. Any of three species of snipe-like birds in the family Rostratulidae, found in wetlands and characterised by reversed sexual dimorphism (female larger than male).

painted snipe meaning in Tamil

painted snipe in Tamil

நமது பூமியில் காணப்படும் பறவைகளில், இது ஒரு சிறப்பு இனமாகும், சதுப்பு நிலங்களில் அதிகம் காணப்படுகிறது, இவை அனைத்துண்ணி ஆகும்

Forms of painted snipe

pluralpainted snipes
pluralpainted snipe
alternative formpainted-snipe

Origin of painted snipe

painted + snipe

Words formed from painted snipe

Questions about painted snipe

What does painted snipe mean?
Painted snipe means any of three species of snipe-like birds in the family Rostratulidae, found in wetlands and characterised by reversed sexual dimorphism (female larger than male).
What is painted snipe in Tamil?
Painted snipe in Tamil is நமது பூமியில் காணப்படும் பறவைகளில், இது ஒரு சிறப்பு இனமாகும், சதுப்பு நிலங்களில் அதிகம் காணப்படுகிறது. See Painted snipe meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is painted snipe?
Painted snipe is a noun.
How do you pronounce painted snipe?
Painted snipe is pronounced /ˈpeɪntɛd.snaɪp/.
What is the plural of painted snipe?
The plural of painted snipe is painted snipes.

Words near painted snipe in the dictionary

  1. painted out
  2. painted over
  3. painted partridge
  4. painted partridges
  5. Painted Post
  6. painted snipe
  7. painted snipes
  8. painted the tape
  9. painted the town
  10. painted the town red
  11. painted the wagon

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Adapted from Wiktionary: painted snipe (page history and authors); painted snipe (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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