"greenshank" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: greenshanks [plural]
Etymology: green + shank Etymology templates: {{compound|en|green|shank}} green + shank Head templates: {{en-noun}} greenshank (plural greenshanks)
  1. A wading bird, Tringa nebularia, that has long greenish legs and is native to Eurasia. Wikipedia link: greenshank Categories (lifeform): Scolopacids Derived forms: common greenshank Related terms: redshank Translations (wading bird): зеленокрак водобегач (zelenokrak vodobegač) (Bulgarian), ޗޮން ޗޮން އިލޮޅި (con̊ con̊ iloḷi) (Dhivehi), viklo (Finnish), Grünschenkel [masculine] (German), Heller Wasserläufer [dated, masculine] (German), тёвтя (ťovťa) (Komi-Zyrian), улит большо́й (ulit bolʹšój) [masculine] (Russian), deoch-bhiugh [feminine] (Scottish Gaelic), исы (isy) (Udmurt)

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