Definition of Philomachus pugnax

1. Noun. Common Eurasian sandpiper; the male has an erectile neck ruff in breeding season.

Exact synonyms: Ruff
Generic synonyms: Sandpiper
Group relationships: Genus Philomachus, Philomachus
Specialized synonyms: Reeve

Lexicographical Neighbors of Philomachus Pugnax

Phillips heads
Phillips screw
Phillips screwdriver
Phillips screwdrivers
Phillips screws
Phillipson
Phillipson's reflex
Phillis
Phillis Wheatley
Philly
Philly cheesesteak
Philly cheesesteaks
Philohela
Philohela minor
Philomachus
Philomachus pugnax (current term)
Philomena
Philophylla
Philopia casei
Phineas
Phineas Taylor Barnum
Phinehas
Phintias
Phl.
Phlebodium
Phlebodium aureum
Phlebotomus argentipes
Phlebotomus chinensis
Phlebotomus flaviscutellatus
Phlebotomus longipalpis

Literary usage of Philomachus pugnax

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. List of the Specimens of the British Animals in the Collection of the by George Robert Gray, James Francis Stephens, Adam White, Frederick Smith, Henry Denny, Henry Tibbats Stainton, Edwin Shepherd (1848)
"Philomachus pugnax. The Buff. Tringa pugnax, Linn. SN ip 247 ; Temm. Man. d'Orn. 1815, ... Philomachus pugnax, GR Gray, List of Gen. ofB. (1841) p. 89; p. ..."

2. List of the Specimens of Birds in the Collection of the British Museum by George Robert Gray (1848)
"Spitzbergen.—Presented by the Admiralty. c. Nova Scotia. d. ? The RUFF SANDPIPER. PHILOMACHUS pugnax. Trina pugnax, Linn. SN i. 247. T. variegata, Brim. ..."

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