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PHALAROPE
phalarope
(noun) small sandpiper-like shorebird having lobate toes and being good swimmers; breed in the Arctic and winter in the tropics
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
phalarope (plural phalaropes)
Any of three small wading birds in the genus Phalaropus, of the family Scolopacidae, that have lobed toes.
Synonyms
• sea goose
Source: Wiktionary
Phal"a*rope, n. Etym: [Gr. phalarope.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: 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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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