Greenshank

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Greenshank \Green"shank`\, n. (Zool.)
     A European sandpiper or snipe ({Totanus canescens}); --
     called also {greater plover}.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  greenshank
       n : large European sandpiper with greenish legs [syn: {Tringa
           nebularia}]