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Noun: redshank  'red,shangk
  1. A common Old World wading bird with long red legs
    "Redshanks are easily identified by their bright orange-red legs";
    - Tringa totanus

Derived forms: redshanks

Type of: sandpiper

Part of: genus Tringa, Tringa

Encyclopedia: Redshank