painted snipe

== English == === Alternative forms === painted-snipe === Etymology === painted + snipe === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈpeɪntɛd.snaɪp/ === Noun === painted snipe (plural painted snipes or painted snipe) Any of three species of snipe-like birds in the family Rostratulidae, found in wetlands and characterised by reversed sexual dimorphism (female larger than male). ==== Derived terms ==== Australian painted snipe (Rostratula australis) greater painted snipe (Rostratula benghalensis) South American painted snipe (Nycticryphes semicollaris) ==== Translations ==== === References === painted snipe on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Rostratulidae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Category:Rostratulidae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons