Phalarope

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Phalarope \Phal"a*rope\, n. [Gr. falaro`s having a patch of
     white + poy`s, podo`s, a foot: cf. F. phalarope.] (Zool.)
     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}.


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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  phalarope
       n : small sandpiper-like shorebird having lobate toes and being
           good swimmers; breed in the arctic and winter in the
           tropics