Meanings
nounAmerican woodcock (plural American woodcocks)
plural American woodcocks
- A North American shorebird, Scolopax minor
Synonyms: timberdoodle, bogsucker, night partridge, brush snipe, hokumpoke, becasse
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA North American shorebird, Scolopax minor
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nounsmall long-billed woodcock; prized as a game bird
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woodcock snipePhilohela minor
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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Czech sluka americká
- sluka americkáScolopax minor
Dutch Amerikaanse houtsnip
- Amerikaanse houtsnipScolopax minor
Finnish amerikanlehtokurppa
- amerikanlehtokurppaScolopax minor
French bécasse d'Amérique
- bécasse d'AmériqueScolopax minor
Polish słonka amerykańska
- słonka amerykańskaScolopax minor
Russian америка́нский ва́льдшнеп
- америка́нский ва́льдшнеп (amerikánskij válʹdšnep)Scolopax minor
Swedish amerikansk morkulla
- amerikansk morkullaScolopax minor
Cite this entry
APA
American woodcock. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/American%20woodcock
MLA
“American woodcock.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/American%20woodcock. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “American woodcock,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/American%20woodcock.
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