greenshank

Related to greenshank: Tringa stagnatilis

green·shank

(grēn′shăngk′)

A migratory shorebird (Tringa nebularia) that breeds in northern Eurasia and has greenish legs and a long bill.

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greenshank

(ˈɡriːnˌʃæŋk)

(Animals) a large European sandpiper, Tringa nebularia, with greenish legs and a slightly upturned bill

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green•shank

(ˈgrinˌʃæŋk)

n.

an Old World shorebird, Tringa nebularia, having green legs and a long upcurving bill.

[1760–70]

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greenshank - large European sandpiper with greenish legs

Tringa nebularia

sandpiper - any of numerous usually small wading birds having a slender bill and piping call; closely related to the plovers

genus Tringa, Tringa - a genus of Scolopacidae

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