n. [ OE. snipe; akin to D. snep, snip, LG. sneppe, snippe, G. schnepfe, Icel. snīpa (in comp.), Dan. sneppe, Sw. snäppa a sanpiper, and possibly to E. snap. See Snap, Snaffle. ]
☞ The common, or whole, snipe (Gallinago cœlestis) and the great, or double, snipe (Gallinago major), are the most important European species. The Wilson's snipe (Gallinago delicata) (sometimes erroneously called
Half snipe,
Jack snipe.
Quail snipe.
Robin snipe,
Sea snipe.
Shore snipe,
Snipe hawk,
Stone snipe,
Summer snipe,
Winter snipe.
Woodcock snipe,
v. i.
snipe at,
v. t.
n.
n. (Zool.)