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Definition of Meadow snipe

Meadow snipe
Meadow Mead"ow, a. Of or pertaining to a meadow; of the nature of a meadow; produced, growing, or living in, a meadow. ``Fat meadow ground.' --Milton. Note: For many names of plants compounded with meadow, see the particular word in the Vocabulary. Meadow beauty. (Bot.) Same as Deergrass. Meadow foxtail (Bot.), a valuable pasture grass (Alopecurus pratensis) resembling timothy, but with softer spikes. Meadow grass (Bot.), a name given to several grasses of the genus Poa, common in meadows, and of great value for nay and for pasture. See Grass. Meadow hay, a coarse grass, or true sedge, growing in uncultivated swamp or river meadow; -- used as fodder or bedding for cattle, packing for ice, etc. [Local, U. S.] Meadow hen. (Zo["o]l.) (a) The American bittern. See Stake-driver. (b) The American coot (Fulica). (c) The clapper rail. Meadow lark (Zo["o]l.), any species of Sturnella, a genus of American birds allied to the starlings. The common species (S. magna) has a yellow breast with a black crescent. Meadow mouse (Zo["o]l.), any mouse of the genus Arvicola, as the common American species A. riparia; -- called also field mouse, and field vole. Meadow mussel (Zo["o]l.), an American ribbed mussel (Modiola plicatula), very abundant in salt marshes. Meadow ore (Min.), bog-iron ore, a kind of limonite. Meadow parsnip. (Bot.) See under Parsnip. Meadow pink. (Bot.) See under Pink. Meadow pipit (Zo["o]l.), a small singing bird of the genus Anthus, as A. pratensis, of Europe. Meadow rue (Bot.), a delicate early plant, of the genus Thalictrum, having compound leaves and numerous white flowers. There are many species. Meadow saffron. (Bot.) See under Saffron. Meadow sage. (Bot.) See under Sage. Meadow saxifrage (Bot.), an umbelliferous plant of Europe (Silaus pratensis), somewhat resembling fennel. Meadow snipe (Zo["o]l.), the common or jack snipe.

Meaning of Meadow snipe from wikipedia

- the common snipe (gallinago gallinago) is a small, stocky wader native to the old wet meadows throughout northern europe and northern asia .
- the great snipe (gallinago media) is a small stocky wader in the genus gallinago habitat is marshes and wet meadows with short vegetation
- the wood snipe (gallinago nemoricola) is a species of snipe which breeds in the it breeds in alpine meadow s above 3,000 metres, moving
- the jack snipe (lymnocryptes minimus) is a small stocky wader . their breeding habitat is marsh es, bog s, tundra and wet meadows with
- which has taken over arable farmland and is now home to lapwings , snipe , curlews , redshanks , yellow wagtails , skylark s and meadow pipit s
- transformed into a shore meadow attracting many birds, starting with northern lapwing s in march, followed by common snipe s later in spring.
- fields and meadows separated by narrow water-filled rhyne s and ditches. breeding birds include snipe , lapwing , redshank , curlew , water
- there is a north and a south meadow. ditches and scrapes, and the area of fen provide breeding and foraging habitat for waders such as snipe .
- and it is strongly possible the sniper was after loxton, who is set to shortsummary brownlow orders meadows and conway to review their
- there is a small breeding population of mallard, lapwing , snipe , the reserve flora includes common meadow-rue and great burnet which is