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ruff
(redirected from Philomachus pugnax)

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ruff1
1. a natural growth of long or coloured hair or feathers around the necks of certain animals or birds
2. 
a. an Old World shore bird, Philomachus pugnax, the male of which has a large erectile ruff of feathers in the breeding season: family Scolopacidae (sandpipers, etc.), order Charadriiformes
b. the male of this bird

ruff2 Cards
1. another word for trump
2. an old card game similar to whist


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