Yelper

2 definitions found

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

  Tattler \Tat"tler\, n.
     1. One who tattles; an idle talker; one who tells tales.
        --Jer. Taylor.
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     2. (Zool.) Any one of several species of large, long-legged


        sandpipers belonging to the genus {Totanus}.
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     Note: The common American species are the greater tattler, or
           telltale ({Totanus melanoleucus}), the smaller tattler,
           or lesser yellowlegs ({Totanus flavipes}), the solitary
           tattler ({Totanus solitarius}), and the semipalmated
           tattler, or willet. The first two are called also
           {telltale}, {telltale spine}, {telltale tattler},
           {yellowlegs}, {yellowshanks}, and {yelper.}
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Yelper \Yelp"er\, n.
     An animal that yelps, or makes a yelping noise. Specifically:
     (Zool.)
     (a) The avocet; -- so called from its sharp, shrill cry.
         [Prov. Eng.]
     (b) The tattler. [Local, U. S.]
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