Definition of phalarope Phalarope
phal•a•rope
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What does phalarope mean?
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NounPlural: phalaropes |
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| phalarope - small sandpiper-like shorebird having lobate toes and being good swimmers; breed in the Arctic and winter in the tropics | ||
| limicoline bird, shore bird, shorebird any of numerous wading birds that frequent mostly seashores and estuaries | ||
| family phalaropidae, phalaropidae phalaropes | ||
| phalaropus fulicarius, red phalarope phalarope of northern oceans and lakes | ||
| lobipes lobatus, northern phalarope breeds in Arctic regions of Old and New Worlds; large flocks often seen far out at sea | ||
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Wiktionary 
- phalarope (Noun)
Any of three small wading bird s in the genus Phalaropus, of the family Scolopacidae, that have lobed toes.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- phalarope (n.)
Any species of Phalaropus and allied genera of small wading birds (Grallae), having lobate toes. They are often seen far from land, swimming in large flocks. Called also sea goose.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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phalarope
fal′a-rōp, n. a genus of wading birds, forming a sub-family of the snipes. [Gr. phalaris, a coot, pous, a foot.]
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🔤- phalarope, noun, singular of phalaropes.
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