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LIMNOCRYPTES
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Limnocryptes mean?
• LIMNOCRYPTES (noun)
The noun LIMNOCRYPTES has 1 sense:
1. snipe
Familiarity information: LIMNOCRYPTES used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Snipe
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
genus Limnocryptes; Limnocryptes
Hypernyms ("Limnocryptes" is a kind of...):
bird genus (a genus of birds)
Meronyms (members of "Limnocryptes"):
half snipe; jacksnipe; Limnocryptes minima (a small short-billed Old World snipe)
Holonyms ("Limnocryptes" is a member of...):
family Scolopacidae; Scolopacidae (sandpiper family: sandpipers; woodcocks; snipes; tattlers; curlews; godwits; dowitchers)
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