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Meanings of tringa totanus in English

A common Old World wading bird with long red legs.

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        Examples for "redshank"
        Examples for "redshank"
        1
        He came upon a redshank's nest in a tuft of grass.
        The Way of the Wild
        2
        So then the peregrines try and go for individual waders like redshank or oystercatchers.
        BBC
        3
        Photograph: Getty Images The redshank lifts its skirt and pipes a warning across the water.
        The Guardian
        4
        The redshank was hit in mid-air, and feathers flew as it fell to the mud below.
        The Guardian
        5
        I'll have to run like a redshank.
        Three Plays: The Fiddler's House, The Land, Thomas Muskerry