Found 2 hits - Term: ruddy plover, Database: *, Strategy: prefix
- [1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
sanderling \san"derling\, n. sand + -ling. so called because
it obtains its food by searching the moist sands of the
seashore. zool.
a small gray and brown sandpiper calidris arenaria very
common on sandy beaches in america, europe, and asia. called
also curwillet, sand lark, stint, and ruddy plover.
1913 webster
see also:
calidris arenaria curwillet sand lark stint ruddy plover
- [2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
ruddy \rud"dy\, a. compar. ruddier; superl. ruddiest. as.
rudig. see rud, n.
1. of a red color; red, or reddish; as, a ruddy sky; a ruddy
flame. --milton.
1913 webster
they were more ruddy in body than rubies. --lam. iv.
7.
1913 webster
2. of a lively flesh color, or the color of the human skin in
high health; as, ruddy cheeks or lips. --dryden.
1913 webster
ruddy duck zool., an american duck erismatura rubida
having a broad bill and a wedge-shaped tail composed of
stiff, sharp feathers. the adult male is rich brownish red
on the back, sides, and neck, black on the top of the
head, nape, wings, and tail, and white on the cheeks. the
female and young male are dull brown mixed with blackish
on the back; grayish below. called also dunbird,
dundiver, ruddy diver, stifftail, spinetail,
hardhead, sleepy duck, fool duck, spoonbill, etc.
ruddy plover zool. the sanderling.
1913 webster
see also:
ruddier ruddiest rud ruddy duck erismatura rubida dunbird
dundiver ruddy diver stifftail spinetail hardhead
sleepy duck fool duck spoonbill ruddy plover
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