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Wilson’s snipe Word Origin noun
- a North American common snipe, Gallinago (Capella) gallinago delicata.
Origin of Wilson’s snipe 1855–60, Americanism; see Wilson’s storm petrel British Dictionary definitions for wilson’s snipe Wilson’s snipe noun
- the common snipeSee snipe (def. 1)