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phalarope

[ fal-uh-rohp ]
/ ˈfæl əˌroʊp /

noun

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

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Origin of phalarope

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

Words nearby phalarope

Phalangist, phalansterian, phalansterianism, phalanstery, phalanx, phalarope, phalera, phallectomy, phallic, phallicism, phallic phase
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British Dictionary definitions for phalarope

phalarope
/ (ˈfæləˌrəʊp) /

noun

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

Word Origin for phalarope

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