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PHILOMACHUS PUGNAX
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Philomachus pugnax mean?
• PHILOMACHUS PUGNAX (noun)
The noun PHILOMACHUS PUGNAX has 1 sense:
1. common Eurasian sandpiper; the male has an erectile neck ruff in breeding season
Familiarity information: PHILOMACHUS PUGNAX used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Common Eurasian sandpiper; the male has an erectile neck ruff in breeding season
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Philomachus pugnax; ruff
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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