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Yellowlegs vs Yellowshanks - What's the difference?

yellowlegs | yellowshanks |

As nouns the difference between yellowlegs and yellowshanks

is that yellowlegs is either of two birds in the genus tringa , with yellow legs while yellowshanks is a bird, the yellowlegs.

yellowlegs

English

(wikipedia yellowlegs)

Noun

(yellowlegs)
  • Either of two birds in the genus Tringa , with yellow legs.

    • Derived terms

    * greater yellowlegs * lesser yellowlegs

    yellowshanks

    English

    Noun

    (yellowshanks)
  • A bird, the yellowlegs.
  • * 1980 , John Janovy, Yellowlegs
    • Besides, old man could always whistle just like a yellowshanks .