Tringa totanus

Definitions of Tringa totanus
  1. noun
    a common Old World wading bird with long red legs
    synonyms: redshank
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    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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