Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun philomachus_pugnax

1 sense of philomachus pugnax

Sense 1
ruff, Philomachus pugnax -- (common Eurasian sandpiper; the male has an erectile neck ruff in breeding season)
       => sandpiper -- (any of numerous usually small wading birds having a slender bill and piping call; closely related to the plovers)