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‖ gambetta Ornith.|gæmˈbɛtə| [mod. Lat., a. It. gambetta (said now to be used for the Ruff), f. gamba leg.] (See quots.; some ornithologists have used the word as the name of a genus of which the Redshank (usually called Totanus caladris) was the typical species.)
1678Ray Willughby's Ornith. 300 The Gambetta of Aldrovand is also near of kin to the Redshank..This Bird we saw at Milan in Italy..It is something less than a Lapwing..Its Bill is shorter than the Redshanks, longer than the Lapwings. 1753Chambers Cycl. Supp., Gambetta, the name of a bird somewhat resembling the common redshank. |