greenshank

[ green-shangk ]

noun

1. an Old World shore bird, Tringa nebularia, having green legs.

greenshank

/ ˈɡriːnˌʃæŋk /

noun

1. a large European sandpiper, Tringa nebularia, with greenish legs and a slightly upturned bill

Word History and Origins

Origin of greenshank¹

First recorded in 1760–70; green + shank

Example Sentences

So it is little wonder that of the actual courtship of the greenshank we have hardly anything on record.

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When singing, the greenshank rises fairly high—sometimes very high—above the moor and starts by soaring, head to wind, of course.

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They are rather handsomely marked and are practically indistinguishable from eggs of the European greenshank.

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The Greenshank breeds very locally in Scotland, and is best known to us at its more or less inland nesting stations.

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