long-shanked

• Adjectif désignant une personne ou un animal ayant de longues jambes ou de longs tibias, ou par extension une plante à longue tige ou à long pédoncule.

An old-fashioned adjective describing a person or animal with long legs or shanks.

1. Having long legsB2informal

   Describes a person or animal with long legs, often implying a tall or slender appearance.

   ayant de longues jambes

   • The long-shanked heron waded gracefully through the shallow water.
   • He was a long-shanked teenager, all arms and legs.
   • The long-shanked runner had a natural advantage in the hurdles.

   Synonymesganglinglankyleggylong-leggedspindle-shanked