philomachus

English Thesaurus

1. ruffs (noun.animal)

hypernym	:	bird genus,
definition	:	a genus of birds (noun.animal)

member holonym	:	philomachus pugnax, ruff,
definition	:	common Eurasian sandpiper; the male has an erectile neck ruff in breeding season (noun.animal)

member meronym	:	family scolopacidae, scolopacidae,
definition	:	sandpiper family: sandpipers; woodcocks; snipes; tattlers; curlews; godwits; dowitchers (noun.animal)