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Webster 1913 Edition


Greenshank

Green′shankˊ

,
Noun.
(Zool.)
A European sandpiper or snipe (
Totanus canescens
); – called also
greater plover
.

Definition 2024


greenshank

greenshank

English

Noun

A Common Greenshank (Tringa nebularia)

greenshank (plural greenshanks)

  1. A wading bird, Tringa nebularia, that has long greenish legs and is native to Eurasia.

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