noun, plural (especially collectively) jack·snipe, (especially referring to two or more kinds or species) jack·snipes.
- Also called half snipe. a small, short-billed snipe, Limnocryptes minimus, of Europe and Asia.
- any of several related snipes.
- pectoral sandpiper.
noun plural -snipe or -snipes
- a small Eurasian short-billed snipe, Lymnocryptes minima
- any of various similar birds, such as the pectoral sandpiper