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scolopaceous

adjective
scol·o·pa·ceous | \¦skälə¦pāshəs\

Definition of scolopaceous 

: resembling a snipe

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History and Etymology for scolopaceous

Late Latin scolopac-, scolopax snipe, woodcock + English -eous

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