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painted snipe

The correct spelling is painted snipe.

How to pronounce painted snipe

noun

IPA: /ˈpeɪntɛd.snaɪp/

Say it like: Pay-nte-d s-nip-e

The correct spelling is painted snipe. Any of three species of snipe-like birds in the family Rostratulidae, found in wetlands and characterised by reversed sexual dimorphism (female larger than male).

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noun

  1. 1.Any of three species of snipe-like birds in the family Rostratulidae, found in wetlands and characterised by reversed sexual dimorphism (female larger than male).

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