GENUS LIMNOCRYPTES

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Limnocryptes mean? 

• GENUS LIMNOCRYPTES (noun)
  The noun GENUS LIMNOCRYPTES has 1 sense:

1. snipe

  Familiarity information: GENUS LIMNOCRYPTES used as a noun is very rare.

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• GENUS LIMNOCRYPTES (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Snipe

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

genus Limnocryptes; Limnocryptes

Hypernyms ("genus Limnocryptes" is a kind of...):

bird genus (a genus of birds)

Meronyms (members of "genus Limnocryptes"):

half snipe; jacksnipe; Limnocryptes minima (a small short-billed Old World snipe)

Holonyms ("genus Limnocryptes" is a member of...):

family Scolopacidae; Scolopacidae (sandpiper family: sandpipers; woodcocks; snipes; tattlers; curlews; godwits; dowitchers)