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noun
Any of three small wading birds in the genus Phalaropus, of the family Scolopacidae, that have lobed toes.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: little swimmer, sea goose
Antonyms: none provided
noun
small sandpiper-like shorebird having lobate toes and being good swimmers; breed in the Arctic and winter in the tropics
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: shorebird, shore bird, limicoline bird
Narrower terms: red phalarope, Phalaropus fulicarius, northern phalarope, Lobipes lobatus, Wilson's phalarope, Steganopus tricolor
History
From New Latin Phalaropus, formed irregularly from Ancient Greek φαλαρίς (phalarís, “coot”) + πούς (poús, “foot”).
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