/jak"snuyp'/ , n. , pl. ( esp. collectively ) jacksnipe , ( esp. referring to two or more kinds or species ) jacksnipes .
1. Also called half snipe . a small, short-billed snipe, Limnocryptes minimus, of Europe and Asia.
2. any of several related snipes.
3. See pectoral sandpiper .
[ 1655-65; JACK 1 + SNIPE ]