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redshank
[ red-shangk ]
/ ˈrɛdˌʃæŋk /
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noun
an Old World sandpiper, Tringa totanus, having red legs and feet.
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British Dictionary definitions for redshank (1 of 2)
redshank
/ (ˈrɛdˌʃæŋk) /
noun
either of two large common European sandpipers, Tringa totanus or T. erythropus (spotted redshank), having red legs
British Dictionary definitions for redshank (2 of 2)
red shank
noun
an annual polygonaceous plant, Polygonum persicaria, of N temperate regions, having red stems, narrow leaves, and oblong spikes of pink flowersAlso called: persicaria, lady's-thumb
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