phalarope

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phal·a·rope

P0233000 (făl′ə-rōp′)n. Any of several small shorebirds of the genus Phalaropus, having lobed toes and characteristically feeding by spinning in small circles in the water and catching small invertebrates brought to the surface by this motion.

[French, from New Latin phalaropūs : Greek phalaris, coot (from phalaros, having a white spot (the Eurasian coot having a fleshy, bright white area on its forehead extending up from its bill between its eyes); see bhel- in Indo-European roots) + Greek pous, foot; see ped- in Indo-European roots.]

phalarope

(ˈfæləˌrəʊp) n (Animals) any aquatic shore bird of the family Phalaropidae, such as Phalaropus fulicarius (grey phalarope), of northern oceans and lakes, having a long slender bill and lobed toes: order Charadriiformes[C18: via French from New Latin Phalaropus, from Greek phalaris coot +pous foot]

phal•a•rope

(ˈfæl əˌroʊp)

n. any of three small aquatic birds, akin to or part of the sandpiper family, having lobed toes adapted for swimming: the males are the sole or primary tenders of the eggs and young. [1770–80; < French < New Latin Phalaropus genus name < Greek phalār(ís) coot + -o- -o- + -pous -footed; see -pod]

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phalarope - small sandpiper-like shorebird having lobate toes and being good swimmers; breed in the Arctic and winter in the tropicslimicoline bird, shore bird, shorebird - any of numerous wading birds that frequent mostly seashores and estuariesfamily Phalaropidae, Phalaropidae - phalaropesPhalaropus fulicarius, red phalarope - phalarope of northern oceans and lakesLobipes lobatus, northern phalarope - breeds in Arctic regions of Old and New Worlds; large flocks often seen far out at seaSteganopus tricolor, Wilson's phalarope - breeds on the northern great plains of Canada

Translations

phalarope

(făl`ərōp'), common name for members of the family Phalaropodidae, shore birds, called "little swimming sandpipers." Phalaropes, small, dainty birds with webbed toes, are the most aquatic of the shore birdshore bird,
common name for members of the large order Charadriiformes, which includes birds found on coasts and beaches throughout the world. Included in this group are the avocet, curlew, oyster catcher, phalarope, plover, sandpiper, snipe, and stilt.
..... Click the link for more information. group. They are unusual in that the female is larger and more brightly colored than the male and is the aggressor in courtship, while the male builds the cup-shaped nest on open tundra, and incubates the eggs, which number three to five per clutch. Their plumage is thick and ducklike; they float buoyantly and swim expertly, dipping their slender bills into the water for food. The Wilson's phalarope, Steganopus tricolor, is the only member of the family that nests in the United States, breeding in marshes of the Great Plains. The northern and red phalaropes, Phalaropus lobatus and P. julicarus, respectively, breed in the Arctic and winter in the S Atlantic. Phalaropes are classified in the phylum ChordataChordata
, phylum of animals having a notochord, or dorsal stiffening rod, as the chief internal skeletal support at some stage of their development. Most chordates are vertebrates (animals with backbones), but the phylum also includes some small marine invertebrate animals.
..... Click the link for more information. , subphylum Vertebrata, class Aves, order Charadriiformes, family Phalaropodidae.

phalarope

Related to phalarope: Grey Phalarope

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Words related to phalarope

noun small sandpiper-like shorebird having lobate toes and being good swimmers

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limicoline bird
shore bird
shorebird
family Phalaropidae
Phalaropidae
Phalaropus fulicarius
red phalarope
Lobipes lobatus
northern phalarope
Steganopus tricolor
Wilson's phalarope