Schnepfe — meaning in English

English meaning

• snipe noun A long-billed wading bird found in marshes and wetlands.
• woodcock noun A plump wading bird with a long, slender bill and mottled brown feathers, found in woodland and marshes.

Senses

Schnepfe is used for these senses in English:

• godwit Any of four species of long-billed migratory wading birds in the genus Limosa, of the family Scolopacidae.
• snipe Any of various limicoline game birds of the genera Gallinago, Lymnocryptes and Coenocorypha in the family Scolopacidae, having a long, slender, nearly straight beak.
• woodcock Any of several wading birds in the genus Scolopax, characterised by a long slender bill and cryptic brown and blackish plumage.

snipe — full definition

1. noun A long-billed wading bird found in marshes and wetlands.
2. verb To shoot at someone from a hidden position.
3. verb To make sly, critical remarks about someone, often from a safe distance.
4. verb To place a last-second bid in an online auction to beat other bidders.

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