Philomachus

Philomachus
noun
ruffs
Syn: ↑genus Philomachus
Hypernyms: ↑bird genus
Member Holonyms: ↑Scolopacidae, ↑family Scolopacidae
Member Meronyms: ↑ruff, ↑Philomachus pugnax

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\\fə̇ˈlämə̇kəs\ noun
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Greek philomachos loving fighting, warlike, from phil- + machē battle, fight (from machesthai to battle, fight)
: a genus of shorebirds (family Scolopacidae) consisting of the ruff

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  • Philomachus pugnax — Kampfläufer Kampfläufer (Philomachus pugnax), Prachtkleid Systematik Klasse: Vögel (Aves) …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Philomachus pugnax — noun common Eurasian sandpiper; the male has an erectile neck ruff in breeding season • Syn: ↑ruff • Hypernyms: ↑sandpiper • Hyponyms: ↑reeve • Member Holonyms: ↑Philomachus, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • Philomachus pugnax — Ruff Ruff, n. [Of uncertain origin: cf. Icel. r[umc]finn rough, uncombed, Pr. ruf rude, rough, Sp. rufo frizzed, crisp, curled, G. raufen to pluck, fight, rupfen to pluck, pull, E. rough. [root]18. Cf. {Ruffle} to wrinkle.] 1. A muslin or linen… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Philomachus pugnax — gaidukas statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas atitikmenys: lot. Philomachus pugnax angl. Ruff vok. Kampfläufer …   Paukščių anatomijos terminai

  • Philomachus pugnax — gaidukas statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas atitikmenys: lot. Philomachus pugnax angl. ruff vok. Kampfläufer, m rus. турухтан, m pranc. combattant varié, m ryšiai: platesnis terminas – gaidukai …   Paukščių pavadinimų žodynas

  • philomachus — phi·lom·a·chus …   English syllables

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