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Meaning of GREENSHANK

Pronunciation:  'green`shangk

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  large European sandpiper with greenish legs
 
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 Synonyms: Tringa nebularia
 
 See Also: genus Tringa, sandpiper, Tringa

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Green"shank`\, n. (Zo["o]l.)
A European sandpiper or snipe ({Totanus canescens}); --
called also {greater plover}.
 

 

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