phalarope
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From New Latin Phalaropus, formed irregularly from Ancient Greek φαλαρίς (phalarís, “coot”) + πούς (poús, “foot”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]phalarope (plural phalaropes)
- Any of three small wading birds in the genus Phalaropus, of the family Scolopacidae, that have lobed toes.
- Synonyms: little swimmer, sea goose
Derived terms
[edit]- Wilson's phalarope (Phalaropus tricolor)
- red-necked phalarope (Phalaropus lobatus)
- red phalarope (Phalaropus fulicarius)
Translations
[edit]wading bird in the family Scolopacidae
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Further reading
[edit]
phalarope on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Phalaropus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Phalaropus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
French
[edit]Pronunciation
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Noun
[edit]phalarope m (plural phalaropes)
Further reading
[edit]- “phalarope”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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