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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A wading bird, Tringa nebularia, that has long greenish legs and is native to Eurasia.
2. 2
   large European sandpiper with greenish legs wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

tringa nebularia

Etymology

From green + shank.

Related phrases

common greenshanktringa nebulariawading bird

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