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Definition of Philomachus pugnax
1. Noun. Common Eurasian sandpiper; the male has an erectile neck ruff in breeding season.
Generic synonyms: Sandpiper
Group relationships: Genus Philomachus, Philomachus
Specialized synonyms: Reeve
Lexicographical Neighbors of Philomachus Pugnax
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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