phalarope

[ fal-uh-rohp ]

noun
  1. any of three species of small, aquatic birds of the family Phalaropodidae, resembling sandpipers but having lobate toes.

Origin of phalarope

1
1770–80; <French <New Latin Phalaropus genus name <Greek phalār(ís) coot + -o--o- + -pous -footed; see -pod

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phalarope

/ (ˈfæləˌrəʊp) /


noun
  1. any aquatic shore bird of the family Phalaropidae, such as Phalaropus fulicarius (grey phalarope), of northern oceans and lakes, having a long slender bill and lobed toes: order Charadriiformes

Origin of phalarope

1
C18: via French from New Latin Phalaropus, from Greek phalaris coot + pous foot

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