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greenshank

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.48 in modern English

Syllables
green-shank
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Etymology

From green + shank.

Inflected Forms

greenshanks (plural)

Phrases

common greenshank Nordmann's greenshank spotted greenshank

Frequently Paired Words

redshank

Synonyms

tringa nebularia

Questions

What does greenshank mean?
A wading bird, Tringa nebularia, that has long greenish legs and is native to Eurasia.
Where does greenshank come from?
From green + shank.

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