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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.