snipe vs limicoline bird

limicoline bird vs snipe

snipe and limicoline bird both are nouns.

snipe is a verb but limicoline bird is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
snipe	Yes	No	Yes	No
limicoline bird	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, limicoline bird is a hypernym of snipe; that is, limicoline bird is a word with a broader meaning than snipe:

snipe: Old or New World straight-billed game bird of the sandpiper family; of marshy areas; similar to the woodcocks
limicoline bird: any of numerous wading birds that frequent mostly seashores and estuaries

Other hypernyms of snipe include shore bird, shorebird.

snipe (noun)	limicoline bird (noun)
a gunshot from a concealed location	any of numerous wading birds that frequent mostly seashores and estuaries
Old or New World straight-billed game bird of the sandpiper family; of marshy areas; similar to the woodcocks

snipe (verb)	limicoline bird (verb)
attack in speech or writing
aim and shoot with great precision
hunt or shoot snipe

Difference between snipe and limicoline bird

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