Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

jacksnipe

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: jack-snipe
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any member of the species Lymnocryptes minimus of migratory small stocky waders, the smallest of the snipes.

Etymology

From jack + snipe.

Inflected Forms

jacksnipes (plural)

Synonyms

half snipe judcock juddock triddler pectoral sandpiper calidris melanotos limnocryptes minima

Questions

What does jacksnipe mean?: Any member of the species Lymnocryptes minimus of migratory small stocky waders, the smallest of the snipes.
Where does jacksnipe come from?: From jack + snipe.

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