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A wading bird, Tringa nebularia, that has long greenish legs and is native to Eurasia.
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Greenshank — Green shank , n. (Zo[ o]l.) A European sandpiper or snipe ({Totanus canescens}); called also {greater plover}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
greenshank — [grēn′shaŋk΄] n. a European sandpiper (Tringa nebularia) with greenish legs … English World dictionary
Greenshank — Taxobox name = Greenshank status = LC | status system = IUCN3.1 image caption = Juvenile Greenshank regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Aves ordo = Charadriiformes familia = Scolopacidae genus = Tringa species = T. nebularia binomial =… … Wikipedia
greenshank — noun Date: 1766 an Old World sandpiper (Tringa nebularia) with greenish legs and a slightly upturned bill … New Collegiate Dictionary
greenshank — /green shangk /, n. an Old World shore bird, Tringa nebularia, having green legs. [1760 70; GREEN + SHANK] * * * ▪ bird (species Tringa nebularia), Old World shorebird of the family Scolopacidae (order Charadriiformes). Greenshanks are gray … Universalium
greenshank — noun a large grey and white sandpiper with long greenish legs. [Tringa nebularia.] … English new terms dictionary
greenshank — green•shank [[t]ˈgrinˌʃæŋk[/t]] n. orn an Old World shorebird, Tringa nebularia, having green legs and a long upcurving bill • Etymology: 1760–70 … From formal English to slang
greenshank — /ˈgrinʃæŋk / (say greenshangk) noun a sandpiper with greenish legs, Tringa nebularia, which breeds in Eurasia and appears in Australia as a migrant …
greenshank — n. a large sandpiper, Tringa nebularia … Useful english dictionary
Common Greenshank — Greenshank Laem Phak Bia, Phetchaburi, Thailand Conservation status … Wikipedia
