woodcock

wood·cock

noun \ˈwu̇d-ˌkäk\

plural woodcocks

Definition of WOODCOCK

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. minor syn. Philohela minor) of eastern North America

2

[from the ease with which the woodcock is snared] archaic : simpleton

First Known Use of WOODCOCK

before 12th century

Rhymes with WOODCOCK

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woodcock

noun    (Concise Encyclopedia)

Any of five species (family Scolopacidae) of plump, sharp-billed migratory birds of damp, dense woodlands in North America, Europe, and Asia. With eyes set far back on the head, a woodcock has a 360° field of vision. The buffy-brown, mottled plumage provides camouflage. A solitary bird, most active at dusk, it drums its feet to coax earthworms to the surface and then extracts them with its long, forceps-like bill; it may eat twice its weight in worms each day. The female American woodcock (Scolopax,or Philohela, minor) is about 11 in. (28 cm) long; the male is slightly smaller. The male's striking courtship display includes a long, repeated spiraling and dropping sequence. Woodcocks have been popular game birds.