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yelper
(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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Yelper
(gcide) | Yelper \Yelp"er\, n.
An animal that yelps, or makes a yelping noise. Specifically:
(Zool.)
(a) The avocet; -- so called from its sharp, shrill cry.
[Prov. Eng.]
(b) The tattler. [Local, U. S.]
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Yelper
(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]Yelper \Yelp"er\, n.
An animal that yelps, or makes a yelping noise. Specifically:
(Zool.)
(a) The avocet; -- so called from its sharp, shrill cry.
[Prov. Eng.]
(b) The tattler. [Local, U. S.]
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