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greenshank

greenshank noun: a wading bird, Tringa nebularia, that has long greenish legs and is native to Eurasia.

greenshank: a wading bird, Tringa nebularia, that has long greenish legs and is native to Eurasia
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Noun

greenshank (plural greenshanks)

  1. A wading bird, Tringa nebularia, that has long greenish legs and is native to Eurasia.

greenshank meaning in Tamil

greenshank in Tamil

நமது பூமியில் காணப்படும் பறவைகளில், இது ஒரு சிறப்பு இனமாகும்
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Dhivehi
ޗޮން ޗޮން އިލޮޅި con̊ con̊ iloḷi

Forms of greenshank

pluralgreenshanks

Origin of greenshank

From green + shank.

Words formed from greenshank

Questions about greenshank

What does greenshank mean?
Greenshank means a wading bird, Tringa nebularia, that has long greenish legs and is native to Eurasia.
What is greenshank in Tamil?
Greenshank in Tamil is நமது பூமியில் காணப்படும் பறவைகளில், இது ஒரு சிறப்பு இனமாகும். See Greenshank meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is greenshank?
Greenshank is a noun.
What is the plural of greenshank?
The plural of greenshank is greenshanks.

Words near greenshank in the dictionary

  1. greenschists
  2. greenscreen
  3. greenscreened
  4. greenscreening
  5. greenscreens
  6. greenshank
  7. greenshanks
  8. Greenshields
  9. greenship
  10. greenshirt
  11. greenshirts

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Adapted from Wiktionary: greenshank (page history and authors); greenshank (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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