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yellowshanks

yellowshanks noun: a bird, the lesser yellowleg. Also the plural of yellowshank.

Noun

yellowshanks (plural yellowshanks)

  1. A bird, the lesser yellowleg.
    • Besides, old man could always whistle just like a yellowshanks.1980, John Janovy, Yellowlegs

Also used as

yellowshanks is also the plural of yellowshank.

Forms of yellowshanks

pluralyellowshanks

Questions about yellowshanks

What does yellowshanks mean?
Yellowshanks means a bird, the lesser yellowleg.
What part of speech is yellowshanks?
Yellowshanks is a noun.
What is the plural of yellowshanks?
The plural of yellowshanks is yellowshanks.

Words near yellowshanks in the dictionary

  1. yellows out
  2. yellows up
  3. yellowseed
  4. yellowseeds
  5. yellowshank
  6. yellowshanks
  7. yellowshins
  8. yellowshow
  9. yellowsis
  10. yellowskin
  11. yellowskins

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