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Philomachus pugnax

DEFINITIONS OF: Philomachus pugnax

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n common Eurasian sandpiper; the male has an erectile neck ruff in breeding season

Synonyms:
ruff
Types:
reeve
female ruff
Type of:
sandpiper
any of numerous usually small wading birds having a slender bill and piping call; closely related to the plovers
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