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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
Any of two species of Old World wading bird in the genus Tringa that have long red legs..
Saltings ringing with the redshank's cry.
Much worse then the former; for who that is experienced in those partes and knoweth not that the Oneales are neerely alied unto the Mac Oneales of Scotland, and to the Earle of Argill, from whom they use to have all ther succors of those Scottes and Redshanks?
Use redshank when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Redshank means Any of two species of Old World wading bird in the genus Tringa that have long red legs..
Common synonyms include fire moss, purple horn toothed moss, tringa totanus.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Saltings ringing with the redshank's cry.
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