About The Word Yellowlegs
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Yellowlegs
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What's The Definition Of Yellowlegs?
[n] either of two North American shorebird with yellow legs
Synonyms | Synonyms for Yellowlegs: Related Terms | Find terms related to Yellowlegs: See Also | genus Tringa | greater yellowlegs | lesser yellowlegs | sandpiper | Tringa | Tringa flavipes | Tringa melanoleuca Yellowlegs In Webster's Dictionary \Yel"low*legs`\, n. (Zo["o]l.)
Any one of several species of long-legged sandpipers of the
genus {Totanus}, in which the legs are bright yellow; --
called also {stone snipe}, {tattler}, {telltale},
{yellowshanks}; and {yellowshins}. See {Tattler}, 2.
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