greater yellowlegs

greater yellowlegs
noun plural but singular or plural in construction Date: circa 1909 a common North American bird of marsh and shore (Tringa melanoleuca) that is largely gray above and white below with black or dark gray flecks and yellow legscompare lesser yellowlegs

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  • greater yellowlegs — noun a variety of yellowlegs • Syn: ↑Tringa melanoleuca • Hypernyms: ↑yellowlegs * * * noun plural but singular or plural in construction : a common No. American marsh and shore bird (Tringa melanoleuca) of the family Scolopacidae largely gray… …   Useful english dictionary

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  • greater yellowlegs. — See under yellowlegs. [1925 30] * * * …   Universalium

  • greater yellowlegs — noun A shorebird of North America characterized by its yellow legs, scientific name Tringa melanoleuca. See Also: lesser yellowlegs …   Wiktionary

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  • yellowlegs — ☆ yellowlegs [yel′ō legz΄] n. pl. yellowlegs either of two large, gray and white sandpipers, the greater yellowlegs ( Tringa melanoleuca) or the lesser yellowlegs ( T. flavipes), having long, yellow legs, found in North and South America …   English World dictionary

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