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ruddies

ruddies is the plural of ruddy.

Meaning of ruddy

Noun

ruddy (plural ruddies)

  1. (informal) A ruddy duck.
    • In winter, snow geese land at West Pond, a Robert Moses legacy that ought to be called Duck Soup: at this time of year look for ruddies, greater scaups, Northern pintails, American widgeons and gadwalls.2007 November 4, Deborah Baldwin, “Close to Nature, and the Airport”, in New York Times
  2. (informal) A ruddy ground dove.
    • Ground doves — two ruddies are shown here — are so called because they feed on the ground.1987, Jürgen Nicolai, A Complete Introduction to Finches, Tfh Publications Incorporated, →ISBN, page 89

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Questions about ruddies

What is ruddies the plural of?
Ruddies is the plural of ruddy.

Words near ruddies in the dictionary

  1. Ruddhi
  2. Ruddick
  3. Ruddicks
  4. ruddied
  5. ruddier
  6. ruddies
  7. ruddiest
  8. ruddily
  9. ruddiness
  10. ruddinesses
  11. rudding

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