redshank

/ˌrɛdˈʃæŋk/
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Other forms: redshanks

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