scolopaceous

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adjective

Resembling a snipe.

OriginLatin scolopax →
Scrabble 18
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Meanings

adjectivescolopaceous (not comparable)
  1. not comparablebiologyResembling a snipe.

Origin

  1. Latinscolopax“a snipe”
  2. Englishscolopaceous

From Latin scolopax (“a snipe”) + -aceous.

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APA

scolopaceous. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scolopaceous

MLA

“scolopaceous.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scolopaceous. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “scolopaceous,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scolopaceous.

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