redshank red·shank n

redshank red·shank n
['rɛdˌʃæŋk]
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  • Redshank — Red shank (r?d sh?nk ), n. 1. (Zo[ o]l.) (a) A common Old World limicoline bird ({Totanus calidris}), having the legs and feet pale red. The spotted redshank ({Totanus fuscus}) is larger, and has orange red legs. Called also {redshanks}, {redleg} …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • redshank — /red shangk /, n. an Old World sandpiper, Tringa totanus, having red legs and feet. [1515 25; RED1 + SHANK] * * * ▪ bird group  either of two species of Old World shorebirds of the family Scolopacidae (order Charadriiformes), characterized by its …   Universalium

  • clee — Redshank Red shank (r?d sh?nk ), n. 1. (Zo[ o]l.) (a) A common Old World limicoline bird ({Totanus calidris}), having the legs and feet pale red. The spotted redshank ({Totanus fuscus}) is larger, and has orange red legs. Called also {redshanks} …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • redleg — Redshank Red shank (r?d sh?nk ), n. 1. (Zo[ o]l.) (a) A common Old World limicoline bird ({Totanus calidris}), having the legs and feet pale red. The spotted redshank ({Totanus fuscus}) is larger, and has orange red legs. Called also {redshanks} …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • redshanks — Redshank Red shank (r?d sh?nk ), n. 1. (Zo[ o]l.) (a) A common Old World limicoline bird ({Totanus calidris}), having the legs and feet pale red. The spotted redshank ({Totanus fuscus}) is larger, and has orange red legs. Called also {redshanks} …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Totanus calidris — Redshank Red shank (r?d sh?nk ), n. 1. (Zo[ o]l.) (a) A common Old World limicoline bird ({Totanus calidris}), having the legs and feet pale red. The spotted redshank ({Totanus fuscus}) is larger, and has orange red legs. Called also {redshanks} …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Totanus fuscus — Redshank Red shank (r?d sh?nk ), n. 1. (Zo[ o]l.) (a) A common Old World limicoline bird ({Totanus calidris}), having the legs and feet pale red. The spotted redshank ({Totanus fuscus}) is larger, and has orange red legs. Called also {redshanks} …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Marsh Sandpiper — Winter plumage Conservation status …   Wikipedia

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