Gallinago

Translingual thumb Etymology mul la-new -, from mul la gallīna hen + la -āgō. Proper noun 1 f genus family Scolopacidae most of the extant snipes Hypernyms genus ; Scolopacinae subfamily subfamily Hyponyms genus Gallinago gallinago species (common snipe) type species; Gallinago andina species (puna snipe), Gallinago delicata species (Wilson's snipe), Gallinago hardwickii species (Latham's snipe), Gallinago macrodactyla species (Madagascar snipe), Gallinago media species (great snipe), Gallinago megala species (Swinhoe's snipe), Gallinago nemoricola species (wood snipe), Gallinago nigripennis species (African snipe), Gallinago nobilis species (noble snipe), Gallinago paraguaiae species (South American snipe), Gallinago solitaria species (solitary snipe), Gallinago stenura species (en pin-tailed snipe), Gallinago undulata species (giant snipe) other species Coordinate terms genus of snipes Coenocorypha genus, Lymnocryptes genus other genera of extant snipes Derived terms Gallinago stricklandii species (syn. of Chubbia stricklandii species) References 1 1 1 mul Birds