Meanings
noungreat snipe (plural great snipes)
plural great snipes
- A medium-small wading bird (Gallinago media).
Synonyms & antonyms
nounOld World snipe larger and darker than the whole snipe
Similar
woodcock snipeGallinago media
Broader
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 斑腹沙锥
- 斑腹沙锥 (bān fù shā zhuī)Gallinago media
Czech bekasina větší
- bekasina většíGallinago media
Danish dobbeltbekkasin, tredækker
- dobbeltbekkasinGallinago media
- tredækkerGallinago media
Dutch poelsnip
- poelsnipGallinago media
Finnish heinäkurppa
- heinäkurppaGallinago media
French bécassine double, double-bécassine
- bécassine doubleGallinago media
- double-bécassineGallinago media
German Doppelschnepfe
- DoppelschnepfeGallinago media
Icelandic heiðasnípa
- heiðasnípaGallinago media
Italian croccolone
- croccoloneGallinago media
Japanese ヨーロッパジシギ
- ヨーロッパジシギ (yo-roppajishigi)Gallinago media
Lithuanian dubeltas, stulgys
- dubeltasGallinago media
- stulgysGallinago media
Norwegian dobbeltbekkasin
- dobbeltbekkasinGallinago media
Polish dubelt
- dubeltGallinago media
Portuguese narceja-real
- narceja-realGallinago media
Romanian becațină mare
- becațină mareGallinago media
Russian дупель
- дупель (dupelʹ)Gallinago media
Slovak močiarnica tichá
- močiarnica ticháGallinago media
Spanish agachadiza real
- agachadiza realGallinago media
Swedish dubbelbeckasin
- dubbelbeckasinGallinago media
Turkish büyük su çulluğu
- büyük su çulluğuGallinago media
Ukrainian баранець великий, ду́пель
- баранець великий (baranecʹ velykyj)Gallinago media
- ду́пель (dúpelʹ)Gallinago media
Cite this entry
APA
great snipe. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/great%20snipe
MLA
“great snipe.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/great%20snipe. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “great snipe,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/great%20snipe.
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