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red phalarope

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

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1

noun

Meaning 1

The phalarope Phalaropus fulicarius, in its summer breeding plumage. Compare grey phalarope.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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noun

Meaning 2

phalarope of northern oceans and lakes

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Synonyms: Phalaropus fulicarius

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: phalarope

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Across languages

Translations

30 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Basque: mendebal-txori mokolodi — Phalaropus fulicarius
  • Breton: teleg beg ledan — Phalaropus fulicarius
  • Catalan: escuraflascons becgròs — Phalaropus fulicarius
  • Chinese Mandarin: 灰瓣蹼鹬 (huī bàn-pǔ yù) — Phalaropus fulicarius
  • Czech: lyskonoh ploskozobý — Phalaropus fulicarius
  • Danish: thorshane — Phalaropus fulicarius
  • Dutch: rosse franjepoot — Phalaropus fulicarius
  • Esperanto: larĝbeka falaropo — Phalaropus fulicarius
  • Finnish: isovesipääsky — Phalaropus fulicarius
  • French: phalarope à bec large — Phalaropus fulicarius
  • Georgian: წითელი ტივტივა (c̣iteli ṭivṭiva) — Phalaropus fulicarius
  • German: Thorshühnchen — Phalaropus fulicarius
  • Icelandic: þórshani — Phalaropus fulicarius
  • Irish: falaróp gobmhór — Phalaropus fulicarius
  • Italian: falaropo beccolargo — Phalaropus fulicarius
  • Japanese: ハイイロヒレアシシギ (haiirohireashishigi) — Phalaropus fulicarius
  • Korean: 붉은배지느러미발도요 (bulgeunbaejineureomibaldoyo) — Phalaropus fulicarius
  • Mongolian: ᠣᠯᠠᠭᠠᠨ ᠰᠡᠯᠡᠬᠡᠬᠡᠢ (olaɣan selekekei) — Phalaropus fulicarius
  • Norwegian: polarsvømmesnipe — Phalaropus fulicarius
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: polarsymjesnipe — Phalaropus fulicarius
  • Polish: płatkonóg płaskodzioby — Phalaropus fulicarius
  • Portuguese: falaropo-de-bico-grosso — Phalaropus fulicarius
  • Romanian: notatiță cu cioc lat — Phalaropus fulicarius
  • Russian: плосконосый плавунчик (ploskonosyj plavunčik) — Phalaropus fulicarius
  • Slovak: lyskonoh ploskozobý — Phalaropus fulicarius
  • Spanish: falaropo picogrueso — Phalaropus fulicarius
  • Swedish: brednäbbad simsnäppa — Phalaropus fulicarius
  • Turkish: kızıl deniz düdükçünü — Phalaropus fulicarius
  • Ukrainian: плавунець плоскодзьобий (plavunecʹ ploskodzʹobyj) — Phalaropus fulicarius
  • Welsh: llydandroed llwyd — Phalaropus fulicarius