Phalarope

n.

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(Zool.) Any species of Phalaropus and allied genera of small wading birds (Grallæ), having lobate toes. They are often seen far from land, swimming in large flocks. Called also sea goose.

Noun

1.

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

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