Definition of Phalarope. Meaning of Phalarope. Synonyms of Phalarope

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Definition of Phalarope

Phalarope
Phalarope Phal"a*rope, n. [Gr. ? having a patch of white + ?, ?, a foot: cf. F. phalarope.] (Zo["o]l.) Any species of Phalaropus and allied genera of small wading birds (Grall[ae]), having lobate toes. They are often seen far from land, swimming in large flocks. Called also sea goose.

Meaning of Phalarope from wikipedia

- A phalarope is any of three living species of slender-necked s****birds in the genus Phalaropus of the bird family Scolopacidae. Phalaropes are close...
- The red phalarope or grey phalarope (Phalaropus fulicarius) is a small wader. This phalarope breeds in the Arctic regions of North America and Eurasia...
- Wilson's phalarope (Phalaropus tricolor) is a small wader. This bird, the largest of the phalaropes, breeds in the prairies of North America in western...
- red-necked phalarope (Phalaropus lobatus), also known as the northern phalarope and hyperborean phalarope, is a small wader. This phalarope breeds in the...
- USFC Phalarope was an American fish culture and fisheries science research vessel that operated along the coast of New England. She was part of the fleet...
- Too Late the Phalarope is the second novel of Alan Paton, the South African author who is best known for writing Cry, the Beloved Country. It was published...
- several sandpipers, but are smaller than females in the knots, curlews, phalaropes and godwits. The ****es are similarly sized in the snipes, wood**** and...
- bunting, lapland bunting, ringed plover, red-throated loon and red-necked phalarope. Non-migratory land birds include the arctic redpoll, ptarmigan, short-eared...
- His works include the novels Cry, the Beloved Country, Too Late the Phalarope and the narrative poem The Wasteland. Paton was born in Pietermaritzburg...
- sandpiper (X. cinereus) Phalaropus (Phalaropes) Red phalarope (P. fulicarius) Red-necked phalarope (P. lobatus) Wilson's phalarope (P. tricolor) Actitis Common...