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Definition of Phalaropes

Phalarope
Phalarope Phal"a*rope, n. [Gr. ? having a patch of white + ?, ?, a foot: cf. F. phalarope.] (Zo["o]l.) Any species of Phalaropus and allied genera of small wading birds (Grall[ae]), having lobate toes. They are often seen far from land, swimming in large flocks. Called also sea goose.

Meaning of Phalaropes from wikipedia

- A phalarope is any of three living species of slender-necked s****birds in the genus Phalaropus of the bird family Scolopacidae. Phalaropes are close...
- Naturae for the tenth edition in 1758, he included the red phalarope and placed it with phalaropes and sandpipers in the genus Tringa. Linnaeus included a...
- Wilson's phalarope (Phalaropus tricolor) is a small wader. This bird, the largest of the phalaropes, breeds in the prairies of North America in western...
- Systema Naturae for the tenth edition, he placed the red-necked phalarope with the phalaropes and sandpipers in the genus Tringa. Linnaeus included a brief...
- USFC Phalarope was an American fish culture and fisheries science research vessel that operated along the coast of New England. She was part of the fleet...
- several sandpipers, but are smaller than females in the knots, curlews, phalaropes and godwits. The ****es are similarly sized in the snipes, wood**** and...
- eventually breaks the apartheid law outlawing **** between blacks and whites. Phalaropes are s**** birds found in Europe, the Americas, Africa and Asia. The literary...
- bunting, lapland bunting, ringed plover, red-throated loon and red-necked phalarope. Non-migratory land birds include the arctic redpoll, ptarmigan, short-eared...
- works include the novels Cry, the Beloved Country (1948), Too Late the Phalarope (1953), and the short story The Waste Land. Paton was born in Pietermaritzburg...
- gulls, skuas, terns, auks and skimmers) are classified as seabirds. The phalaropes are usually included as well, since although they are waders ("s****birds"...