单词 | yellowlegs |
释义 | yellowlegs[ yel-oh-legz ] / ˈyɛl oʊˌlɛgz / noun (used with a singular verb)either of two American shorebirds having yellow legs, Tringa melanoleuca(greater yellowlegs ) or T. flavipes(lesser yellowlegs ). Origin of yellowlegs1765–75, Americanism;yellow + legs Words nearby yellowlegsyellow jersey, yellow journalism, Yellowknife, yellow lady's-slipper, yellow lead ore, yellowlegs, yellow light, yellow line, yellow locust, yellow mandarin, yellow metal Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for yellowlegs
British Dictionary definitions for yellowlegsyellowlegs / (ˈjɛləʊˌlɛɡz) / noun(functioning as singular) either of two North American sandpipers, Tringa melanoleuca (or Totanus melanoleucus) (greater yellowlegs) or T. flavipes (lesser yellowlegs), having bright yellow legs Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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