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Definition of Greenshank
1. Noun. Large European sandpiper with greenish legs.
Generic synonyms: Sandpiper
Group relationships: Genus Tringa, Tringa
Definition of Greenshank
1. n. A European sandpiper or snipe (Totanus canescens); -- called also greater plover.
Definition of Greenshank
1. Noun. A wading bird, ''Tringa nebularia'', that has long greenish legs and is native to Eurasia. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Greenshank
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Medical Definition of Greenshank
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Greenshank
Literary usage of Greenshank
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Coloured Illustrations of British Birds, and Their Eggs by Henry Leonard Meyer (1857)
"THE greenshank is a summer visitant in Britain, and most numerous during its ...
The greenshank appears to give no exclusive preference to flat countries, ..."
2. Illustrations of British Ornithology by Prideaux John Selby (1833)
"To the justice of this remark I cannot assent, as the specific description does
answer to the greenshank, and has hy all other authors heen quoted as such. ..."
3. A History of British Birds by William Yarrell, Alfred Newton, Howard Saunders (1884)
"THE greenshank. Totanus glottis. THE greenshank is not very abundant as a species,
and may be considered as a regular visitor in varying numbers at about ..."
4. A history of British birds by Francis Orpen Morris (1855)
"IN Europe, the greenshank visits Russia and Scandinavia generally, Norway, Denmark,
Sweden, and Lapland, Germany, France, Holland, Switzerland, and Italy. ..."
5. The Natural History of the Birds of Great Britain and Ireland. by William Jardine (1842)
"greenshank, TOTANUS GLOTTIS.—Scolopax glottis,. Linn. ... In Scotland, whether
in summer or in winter, the greenshank is only a straggling visitor, ..."
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