SCOLOPAX Synonyms
There is 1 hypernym of the word scolopax. (close relations)
Definition of SCOLOPAX
Best Alternative Words for SCOLOPAX
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curlew | nounn | |||||||
noun • large migratory shorebirds of the sandpiper family; closely related to woodcocks but having a down-curved bill | ||||||||
dowitcher | nounn | |||||||
noun • shorebird of the sandpiper family that resembles a snipe | ||||||||
plover | nounn | |||||||
noun • any of numerous chiefly shorebirds of relatively compact build having straight bills and large pointed wings; closely related to the sandpipers | ||||||||
rail | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a barrier consisting of a horizontal bar and supports • short for railway • a bar or pair of parallel bars of rolled steel making the railway along which railroad cars or other vehicles can roll • a horizontal bar (usually of wood or metal) • any of numerous widely distributed small wading birds of the family Rallidae having short wings and very long toes for running on soft mud verb • complain bitterly • enclose with rails • provide with rails • separate with a railing • convey (goods etc.) by rails • travel by rail or train • lay with rails • fish with a handline over the rails of a boat • spread negative information about • criticize severely | ||||||||
snipe | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • Old or New World straight-billed game bird of the sandpiper family; of marshy areas; similar to the woodcocks • a gunshot from a concealed location verb • hunt or shoot snipe • aim and shoot with great precision • attack in speech or writing | ||||||||
woodcock | nounn | |||||||
noun • game bird of the sandpiper family that resembles a snipe | ||||||||
genus scolopax | nounn | |||||||
noun • type of the Scolopacidae: Old World woodcocks |