red·shank /ˈrɛdˌʃæŋk/
紅腳鷸
Red·shank n.
1. Zool. (a) A common Old World limicoline bird (Totanus calidris), having the legs and feet pale red. The spotted redshank (Totanus fuscus) is larger, and has orange-red legs. Called also redshanks, redleg, and clee. (b) The fieldfare.
2. A bare-legged person; -- a contemptuous appellation formerly given to the Scotch Highlanders, in allusion to their bare legs.
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redshank
n : a common Old World wading bird with long red legs [syn: Tringa
totanus]