red shank

noun

1. an Old World sandpiper, Tringa totanus, having red legs and feet.

noun

1. an annual polygonaceous plant, Polygonum persicaria, of N temperate regions, having red stems, narrow leaves, and oblong spikes of pink flowersAlso called: persicaria, lady’s-thumb

noun

1. either of two large common European sandpipers, Tringa totanus or T. erythropus (spotted redshank), having red legs