noun
type of the Scolopacidae: Old World woodcocks
• Syn: ↑genus Scolopax
• Hypernyms: ↑bird genus
• Member Holonyms: ↑Scolopacidae, ↑family Scolopacidae
• Member Meronyms: ↑Eurasian woodcock, ↑Scolopax rusticola
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\\ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌpaks\ nounUsage: capitalized
: the type genus of Scolopacidae comprising the European woodcock and a few obscure East Indian birds but formerly including several other birds
Useful english dictionary. 2012.