Engelsk substantiv: greyback |
1. | greyback (om person) `Johnny' was applied as a nickname for Confederate soldiers by the Federal soldiers in the American Civil War; `greyback' derived from their grey Confederate uniforms |
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| Ord med samme betydning (synonymer) | Johnny, Johnny Reb, Reb, Rebel |
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| Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | Confederate soldier |
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| Overordnet anvendelse | colloquialism |
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2. | greyback (om dyr) a dowitcher with a grey back |
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| Ord med samme betydning (synonymer) | grayback, Limnodromus griseus |
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| Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | dowitcher |
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3. | greyback (om dyr) a sandpiper that breeds in the Arctic and winters in the southern hemisphere |
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| Ord med samme betydning (synonymer) | Calidris canutus, grayback, knot |
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| Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | sandpiper |
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| Tilhører disse overordnede uttrykkene | Calidris, genus Calidris |
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