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woodcock
noun(wood-cock)
a shorebird (Scolopax rusticola) of Europe and Asia that frequents moist woodlands, has large eyes and rounded wings, is of a variously mottled reddish-brown, black, and buff color with a barred chest, and is often hunted as game
woodcock
noun(wood-cock)
a smaller related bird (Scolopax minor synonym Philohela minor) chiefly of eastern North America with a similar color pattern but having a solid orange buff chest
woodcock
noun(wood-cock)
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woodcock
noun(wood-cock)
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