American woodcock

/əˌmɛrəkən ˌwʊdˈkɑk/
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Definitions of American woodcock
  1. noun
    small long-billed woodcock; prized as a game bird
    synonyms: Philohela minor, woodcock snipe
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    type of:
    woodcock
    game bird of the sandpiper family that resembles a snipe
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