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单词 greenshank
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Definition of greenshank in English:

greenshank

noun ˈɡriːnʃaŋkˈɡrinˌʃæŋk
  • A large sandpiper with long greenish legs and grey plumage, breeding in northern Eurasia and North America.

    青脚鹬

    Genus Tringa, family Scolopacidae: two species, in particular T. nebularia

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Spotted redshank share their forest-marsh nesting grounds with wood sandpipers, greenshank, whimbrel, jack snipe and broad-billed sandpipers.
    • In summer, the breeding season, greenshanks are brown, and in winter their plumage turns gray and gray-brown.
    • View the pools and lagoons to see migrant waders like greenshanks and spotted redshanks.
    • The greenshank breeds in Scotland, Norway, Sweden and Finland.
    • An even bigger threat from the proposed wind farm is potential damage to the peatland breeding habitat of wading birds like greenshank, dunlin, and golden plover.

Definition of greenshank in US English:

greenshank

nounˈɡrēnˌSHaNGkˈɡrinˌʃæŋk
  • A large sandpiper with long greenish legs and gray plumage, breeding in northern Eurasia and North America.

    青脚鹬

    Genus Tringa, family Scolopacidae: two species, in particular T. nebularia

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Spotted redshank share their forest-marsh nesting grounds with wood sandpipers, greenshank, whimbrel, jack snipe and broad-billed sandpipers.
    • An even bigger threat from the proposed wind farm is potential damage to the peatland breeding habitat of wading birds like greenshank, dunlin, and golden plover.
    • The greenshank breeds in Scotland, Norway, Sweden and Finland.
    • In summer, the breeding season, greenshanks are brown, and in winter their plumage turns gray and gray-brown.
    • View the pools and lagoons to see migrant waders like greenshanks and spotted redshanks.
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