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[syn: pectoral sandpiper, jacksnipe, Calidris melanotos]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Jacksnipe \Jack"snipe`\, n. (Zool.)
(a) A small European snipe (Limnocryptes gallinula); --
called also judcock, jedcock, juddock, jed, and
half snipe.
(b) A small American sandpiper (Tringa maculata); -- called
also pectoral sandpiper, and grass snipe.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Pectoral \Pec"to*ral\ (p[e^]k"t[-o]*ral), a. [L. pectoralis, fr.
pectus, -oris the breast; cf. F. pectoral.]
1. Of or pertaining to the breast, or chest; as, the pectoral
muscles.
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2. Relating to, or good for, diseases of the chest or lungs;
as, a pectoral remedy.
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3. (Zool.) Having the breast conspicuously colored; as, the
pectoral sandpiper.
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Pectoral arch, or Pectoral girdle (Anat.), the two or
more bony or cartilaginous pieces of the vertebrate
skeleton to which the fore limbs are articulated; the
shoulder girdle. In man it consists of two bones, the
scapula and clavicle, on each side.
Pectoral cross (Eccl.), a cross worn on the breast by
bishops and abbots, and sometimes also by canons.
Pectoral fins, or Pectorals (Zool.), fins situated on the
sides, behind the gills. See Illust. under Fin.
Pectoral rail. (Zool.) See Land rail
(b) under Land.
Pectoral sandpiper (Zool.), the jacksnipe
(b) .
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
pectoral sandpiper
n 1: American sandpiper that inflates its chest when courting
[syn: pectoral sandpiper, jacksnipe, Calidris
melanotos]