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red knot

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Any of species Calidris canutus of wading birds.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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Across languages

Translations

21 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Breton: sourouc'han morlerek — the bird Calidris canutus
  • Catalan: territ gros — the bird Calidris canutus
  • Czech: jespák rezavý — the bird Calidris canutus
  • Finnish: isosirri — the bird Calidris canutus
  • German: Knutt — the bird Calidris canutus
  • German: Knuttstrandläufer — the bird Calidris canutus
  • Icelandic: rauðbrystingur — the bird Calidris canutus
  • Irish: cnota — the bird Calidris canutus
  • Japanese: コオバシギ (koobashigi) — the bird Calidris canutus
  • Korean: 붉은가슴도요 (bulgeun'gaseumdoyo) — the bird Calidris canutus
  • Latvian: lielais šņibītis — the bird Calidris canutus
  • Polish: biegus rdzawy — the bird Calidris canutus
  • Portuguese: seixoeira — the bird Calidris canutus
  • Romanian: fugaci mare — the bird Calidris canutus
  • Russian: исландский песочник (islandskij pesočnik) — the bird Calidris canutus
  • Scottish Gaelic: luatharan-gainmhich — the bird Calidris canutus
  • Slovak: pobrežník hrdzavý — the bird Calidris canutus
  • Swedish: kustsnäppa — the bird Calidris canutus
  • Turkish: büyük kum kuşu — the bird Calidris canutus
  • Vietnamese: dẽ lưng nâu — the bird Calidris canutus
  • Welsh: pibydd yr aber — the bird Calidris canutus