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Greenshank

[green-shangk] /ˈgrinˌʃæŋk/

noun
1.
an Old World shore bird, Tringa nebularia, having legs.
/ˈɡriːnˌʃæŋk/
noun
1.
a large European sandpiper, Tringa nebularia, with greenish legs and a slightly upturned bill

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