Phrase guide

lesser 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 flavipes).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a variety of yellowlegs

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Tringa flavipes

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: yellowlegs

History

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Across languages

Translations

22 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 小黃腳鷸 /小黄脚鹬 (xiǎo huáng jiǎo yù) — Tringa flavipes
  • Czech: vodouš žlutonohý — Tringa flavipes
  • Danish: lille gulben — Tringa flavipes
  • Dutch: kleine geelpootruiter — Tringa flavipes
  • Finnish: keltajalkaviklo — Tringa flavipes
  • French: petit chevalier — Tringa flavipes
  • German: Kleiner Gelbschenkel — Tringa flavipes
  • Greek: κιτρινοσκέλης (kitrinoskélis) — Tringa flavipes
  • Icelandic: hrísastelkur — Tringa flavipes
  • Italian: totano zampegialle minore — Tringa flavipes
  • Japanese: コキアシシギ (kokiashishigi) — Tringa flavipes
  • Lower Tanana: jeth niya — Tringa flavipes
  • Norwegian: gulbeinsnipe — Tringa flavipes
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: gulbeinsnipe — Tringa flavipes
  • Polish: brodziec żółtonogi — Tringa flavipes
  • Portuguese: perna-amarela-pequeno — Tringa flavipes
  • Russian: желтоно́гий ули́т (želtonógij ulít) — Tringa flavipes
  • Slovak: kalužiak žltonohý — Tringa flavipes
  • Spanish: pitotoy chico — Tringa flavipes
  • Spanish: archibebe patigualdo chico — Tringa flavipes
  • Swedish: mindre gulbena — Tringa flavipes
  • Ukrainian: коловодник жовтоногий (kolovodnyk žovtonohyj) — Tringa flavipes