Definition of Phalerope
Phal"a*rope (?), n. [Gr. &?; having a
patch of white + &?;, &?;, a foot: cf. F. phalarope.]
(Zoöl.) 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.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- Any of various small wading birds in the genus Phalaropus that have lobed toes.
French
- Phalarope.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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