woodcock

Woodcock — Borough de los Estados Unidos …   Wikipedia Español

Woodcock — ist der Familienname folgender Personen: Charles Woodcock (1850–1923), Liebhaber des Königs Karl 1. von Württemberg George Woodcock (1912–1995), kanadischer Autor, Anarchist, Essayist und Literaturkritiker Harold Mellor Woodcock (18??–19??),… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

woodcock — noun вальдшнеп …   Англо-русский словарь Мюллера

Woodcock — Taxobox name = Woodcock image width = 250px image caption = American Woodcock regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Aves ordo = Charadriiformes familia = Scolopacidae genus = Scolopax genus authority = Linnaeus, 1758 subdivision ranks =… …   Wikipedia

woodcock — /wood kok /, n., pl. woodcocks, (esp. collectively) woodcock for 1, 2. 1. either of two plump, short legged migratory game birds of variegated brown plumage, the Eurasian Scolopax rusticola and the smaller American Philohela minor. 2. any of… …   Universalium

Woodcock — Wood cock , n. [AS. wuducoc.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of several species of long billed limicoline birds belonging to the genera {Scolopax} and {Philohela}. They are mostly nocturnal in their habits, and are highly esteemed as game… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

woodcock — noun (plural woodcocks) Date: before 12th century 1. or plural woodcock a widespread Old World woodland game bird (Scolopax rusticola) of the sandpiper family that has a long bill and large eyes; also a smaller related woodland game bird (S.… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

woodcock — ˈwudkɔk сущ. вальдшнеп (зоология) вальдшнеп, лесной кулик (Scolopax rusticola) (зоология) американский вальдшнеп (Philomela minor) (устаревшее) простак, простофиля woodcock вальдшнеп …   Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь

woodcock — Pileate Pi le*ate, Pileated Pi le*a ted, a. [L. pileatus, fr. pileus a felt cap or hat.] 1. Having the form of a cap for the head. [1913 Webster] 2. (Zo[ o]l.) Having a crest covering the pileus, or whole top of the head. [1913 Webster] {Pileated …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

woodcock — noun /ˈwʊd.kɒk/lang=en Any of several wading birds in the genus Scolopax, of the family Scolopacidae, characterised by a long slender bill and cryptic brown and blackish plumage …   Wiktionary