greenshank

green·shank

G0261200 (grēn′shăngk′)n. A migratory shorebird (Tringa nebularia) that breeds in northern Eurasia and has greenish legs and a long bill.

greenshank

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

green•shank

(ˈgrinˌʃæŋk)

n. an Old World shorebird, Tringa nebularia, having green legs and a long upcurving bill. [1760–70]

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Noun

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greenshank - large European sandpiper with greenish legsTringa nebulariasandpiper - any of numerous usually small wading birds having a slender bill and piping call; closely related to the ploversgenus Tringa, Tringa - a genus of Scolopacidae