philomachus

unzählbar · Eigenname

A scientific term referring to a genus of wading birds in the sandpiper family, commonly known as ruffs.

• 🇩🇪Wissenschaftlicher Gattungsname für eine Vogelgattung der Schnepfenvögel, zu der die Kampfläufer gehören.

1. A genus of birds C2 formal

   A former genus of wading birds in the sandpiper family, now usually placed in the genus Calidris. The most well-known species is the ruff.

   • The Philomachus pugnax, known as the ruff, is famous for its elaborate mating display.
   • Ornithologists once classified the ruff under the genus Philomachus.
   • The breeding plumage of the male Philomachus is highly distinctive.

   🇩🇪Philomachus

   Synonyme: calidris

• philomachi plural form
• philomachi's possessive plural form
• philomachus's possessive singular form