genus gallinago

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   snipes

   SynonymsGallinagoCapellagenus Capella

   Broaderbird genus

   Part ofScolopacidae

Questions about genus gallinago

What does genus gallinago mean?

genus gallinago means "snipes".

What is another word for genus gallinago?

Close synonyms include Gallinago, Capella, genus 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 gallinago a common word?

genus gallinago 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.