- yellowlegs
- noun plural but singular or plural in construction Date: circa 1772 either of two American shorebirds of the sandpiper family with yellow legs: a. greater yellowlegs b. lesser yellowlegs
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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
Yellowlegs — may refer to the name of a bird in the Tringa genus:* Greater Yellowlegs Tringa flavipes * Lesser Yellowlegs Tringa malanoleuca … Wikipedia
Yellowlegs — Yel low*legs , n. (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of several species of long legged sandpipers of the genus {Totanus}, in which the legs are bright yellow; called also {stone snipe}, {tattler}, {telltale}, {yellowshanks}; and {yellowshins}. See {Tattler}, 2.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
yellowlegs — /yel oh legz /, n. (used with a sing. v.) either of two American shorebirds having yellow legs, Tringa melanoleuca (greater yellowlegs) or T. flavipes (lesser yellowlegs). [1765 75, Amer.; YELLOW + LEGS] * * * Either of two species (genus Tringa … Universalium
yellowlegs — Tattler Tat tler, n. 1. One who tattles; an idle talker; one who tells tales. Jer. Taylor. [1913 Webster] 2. (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of several species of large, long legged sandpipers belonging to the genus {Totanus}. [1913 Webster] Note: The common… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
yellowlegs — yel•low•legs [[t]ˈyɛl oʊˌlɛgz[/t]] n. (used with a sing. v.) orn either of two large New World sandpipers having yellow legs, Tringa melanoleuca (greater yellowlegs) or T. flavipes(lesser yellowlegs). • Etymology: 1765–75 … From formal English to slang
yellowlegs — noun either of two North American shorebird with yellow legs • Hypernyms: ↑sandpiper • Hyponyms: ↑greater yellowlegs, ↑Tringa melanoleuca, ↑lesser yellowlegs, ↑Tringa flavipes • Member Holonyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
yellowlegs — noun Either of two birds in the Tringa family, with yellow legs … Wiktionary
yellowlegs — noun (plural same) a migratory sandpiper that resembles the greenshank but has yellowish legs, breeding in northern Canada. [Genus Tringa: two species.] … English new terms dictionary
Greater Yellowlegs — Taxobox name = Greater Yellowlegs status = LC status system = iucn3.1 status ref = IUCN2007|assessors=BirdLife International|year=2004|id=49056|title=Tringa melanoleuca|downloaded=30 July 2007 Database entry includes justification for why this… … Wikipedia
