Phrase guide

greater yellowlegs

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A shorebird of North America characterized by its yellow legs, Tringa melanoleuca.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

a variety of yellowlegs

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Tringa melanoleuca

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: yellowlegs

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Across languages

Translations

20 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Czech: vodouš velký — Tringa melanoleuca
  • Danish: stor gulben — Tringa melanoleuca
  • Dutch: grote geelpootruiter — Tringa melanoleuca
  • Finnish: amerikanviklo — Tringa melanoleuca
  • French: grand chevalier — Tringa melanoleuca
  • German: Großer Gelbschenkel — Tringa melanoleuca
  • Italian: totano zampegialle maggiore — Tringa melanoleuca
  • Japanese: オオキアシシギ (ookiashishigi) — Tringa melanoleuca
  • Lower Tanana: jeth niya — Tringa melanoleuca
  • Norwegian: plystresnipe — Tringa melanoleuca
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: plystresnipe — Tringa melanoleuca
  • Polish: brodziec piegowaty — Tringa melanoleuca
  • Portuguese: perna-amarela-grande — Tringa melanoleuca
  • Russian: пёстрый ули́т (pjóstryj ulít) — Tringa melanoleuca
  • Slovak: kalužiak jarabý — Tringa melanoleuca
  • Spanish: chorlo mayor de patas amarillas — Tringa melanoleuca
  • Spanish: archibebe patigualdo grande — Tringa melanoleuca
  • Spanish: pitotoy grande — Tringa melanoleuca
  • Swedish: större gulbena — Tringa melanoleuca
  • Ukrainian: коловодник строкатий (kolovodnyk strokatyj) — Tringa melanoleuca