genus capella

1. 1.

   snipes

   SynonymsGallinagogenus GallinagoCapella

   Broaderbird genus

   Part ofScolopacidae

Questions about genus capella

What does genus capella mean?

genus capella means "snipes".

What is another word for genus capella?

Close synonyms include Gallinago, genus Gallinago, Capella. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is genus capella a common word?

genus capella is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.