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yellowlegs
(encz) | yellowlegs,vodouš n: [zoo.] PetrV |
yellowlegs
(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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Yellowlegs
(gcide) | Yellowlegs \Yel"low*legs`\, n. (Zool.)
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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yellowlegs
(wn) | yellowlegs
n 1: either of two North American shorebird with yellow legs |
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greater yellowlegs
(encz) | greater yellowlegs, n: |
lesser yellowlegs
(encz) | lesser yellowlegs, n: |
Yellowlegs
(gcide) | Tattler \Tat"tler\, n.
1. One who tattles; an idle talker; one who tells tales.
--Jer. Taylor.
[1913 Webster]
2. (Zool.) Any one of several species of large, long-legged
sandpipers belonging to the genus Totanus.
[1913 Webster]
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.
[1913 Webster]Yellowlegs \Yel"low*legs`\, n. (Zool.)
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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greater yellowlegs
(wn) | greater yellowlegs
n 1: a variety of yellowlegs [syn: greater yellowlegs, {Tringa
melanoleuca}] |
lesser yellowlegs
(wn) | lesser yellowlegs
n 1: a variety of yellowlegs [syn: lesser yellowlegs, {Tringa
flavipes}] |
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