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painted snipes

painted snipes is the plural of painted snipe.

Meaning of painted snipe

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).

Questions about painted snipes

What is painted snipes the plural of?
Painted snipes is the plural of painted snipe.

Words near painted snipes in the dictionary

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

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