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PHILOMACHUS PUGNAX
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Common Eurasian sandpiper; the male has an erectile neck ruff in breeding season
Synonyms:
Philomachus pugnax; ruff
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Philomachus pugnax" is a kind of...):
sandpiper (any of numerous usually small wading birds having a slender bill and piping call; closely related to the plovers)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "Philomachus pugnax"):
reeve (female ruff)
Holonyms ("Philomachus pugnax" is a member of...):
genus Philomachus; Philomachus (ruffs)
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