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Webster 1913 Edition
Phalarope
Phal′a-rope
,Noun.
[Gr.
φαλαρόσ
having a patch of white + πούς
, ποδός
, a foot: cf. F. phalarope
.] (Zool.)
Any species of
Phalaropus
and allied genera of small wading birds (Grallæ
), having lobate toes. They are often seen far from land, swimming in large flocks. Called also sea goose
. Webster 1828 Edition
Phalarope
PHAL'AROPE
,Noun.
Definition 2024
phalarope
phalarope
English
Noun
phalarope (plural phalaropes)
A phalarope
- Any of three small wading birds in the genus Phalaropus, of the family Scolopacidae, that have lobed toes.
Derived terms
- Wilson's phalarope, Phalaropus tricolor
- red-necked phalarope, Phalaropus lobatus
- red phalarope, Phalaropus fulicarius
Translations
wading bird in the family Scolopacidae