Tringa — Shanks redirects here. For other meanings, see Shanks (disambiguation) and Shank. Taxobox name = Tringa image width = 240px image caption = Wood Sandpiper ( Tringa glareola ) in breeding plumage. Bharatpur, Rajasthan, India. regnum = Animalia… … Wikipedia
Tringa — noun a genus of Scolopacidae • Syn: ↑genus Tringa • Hypernyms: ↑bird genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Scolopacidae, ↑family Scolopacidae • Member Meronyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Tringa nebularia — noun large European sandpiper with greenish legs • Syn: ↑greenshank • Hypernyms: ↑sandpiper • Member Holonyms: ↑Tringa, ↑genus Tringa … Useful english dictionary
Tringa totanus — noun a common Old World wading bird with long red legs • Syn: ↑redshank • Hypernyms: ↑sandpiper • Member Holonyms: ↑Tringa, ↑genus Tringa … Useful english dictionary
Tringa — Trin ga, n. [NL.] (Zo[ o]l.) A genus of limicoline birds including many species of sandpipers. See {Dunlin}, {Knot}, and {Sandpiper}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Tringa — genus of shorebirds in the family Scolopacidae (order Charadriiformes). Its members include the birds known as greenshank, redshank, sandpiper, and yellowlegs (qq.v.). * * * … Universalium
Tringa semipalmata — Playero aliblanco … Wikipedia Español
Tringa maritima — Rock Rock, n. [OF. roke, F. roche; cf. Armor. roc h, and AS. rocc.] 1. A large concreted mass of stony material; a large fixed stone or crag. See {Stone}. [1913 Webster] Come one, come all! this rock shall fly From its firm base as soon as I. Sir … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Tringa maculata — Grass Grass, n. [OE. gras, gres, gers, AS, gr[ae]s, g[ae]rs; akin to OFries. gres, gers, OS., D., G., Icel., & Goth. gras, Dan. gr[ae]s, Sw. gr[aum]s, and prob. to E. green, grow. Cf. {Graze}.] 1. Popularly: Herbage; the plants which constitute… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Tringa ferruginea — Curlew Cur lew (k[^u]r l[=u]), n. [F. courlieu, corlieu, courlis; perh. of imitative origin, but cf. OF. corlieus courier; L. currere to run + levis light.] (Zo[ o]l.) A wading bird of the genus {Numenius}, remarkable for its long, slender,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English