greenshank
[ green-shangk ]
/ ˈgrinˌʃæŋk /
noun
an Old World shore bird, Tringa nebularia, having green legs.
Words nearby greenshank
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Example sentences from the Web for greenshank
So it is little wonder that of the actual courtship of the greenshank we have hardly anything on record.
Life Histories of North American Shore Birds, Part 1 (of 2) |Arthur Cleveland BentWhen singing, the greenshank rises fairly high—sometimes very high—above the moor and starts by soaring, head to wind, of course.
Life Histories of North American Shore Birds, Part 1 (of 2) |Arthur Cleveland BentThey are rather handsomely marked and are practically indistinguishable from eggs of the European greenshank.
Life Histories of North American Shore Birds, Part 1 (of 2) |Arthur Cleveland BentThe Greenshank breeds very locally in Scotland, and is best known to us at its more or less inland nesting stations.
British Sea Birds |Charles Dixon
British Dictionary definitions for greenshank
greenshank
/ (ˈɡriːnˌʃæŋk) /
noun
a large European sandpiper, Tringa nebularia, with greenish legs and a slightly upturned bill