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LIMNOCRYPTES MINIMA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Limnocryptes minima mean?
• LIMNOCRYPTES MINIMA (noun)
The noun LIMNOCRYPTES MINIMA has 1 sense:
1. a small short-billed Old World snipe
Familiarity information: LIMNOCRYPTES MINIMA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A small short-billed Old World snipe
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
half snipe; jacksnipe; Limnocryptes minima
Hypernyms ("Limnocryptes minima" is a kind of...):
snipe (Old or New World straight-billed game bird of the sandpiper family; of marshy areas; similar to the woodcocks)
Holonyms ("Limnocryptes minima" is a member of...):
genus Limnocryptes; Limnocryptes (snipe)
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