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Yellowlegs
Yellowlegs 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.
yellowlegs
Tattler Tat"tler, n. 1. One who tattles; an idle talker; one who tells tales. --Jer. Taylor. 2. (Zo["o]l.) Any one of several species of large, long-legged sandpipers belonging to the genus Totanus. Note: The common American species are the greater tattler, or telltale (T. melanoleucus), the smaller tattler, or lesser yellowlegs (T. flavipes), the solitary tattler (T. solitarius), and the semipalmated tattler, or willet. The first two are called also telltale, telltale spine, telltale tattler, yellowlegs, yellowshanks, and yelper.

Meaning of yellowlegs from wikipedia

- no subspecies are recognised. The greater yellowlegs is similar in appearance to the smaller lesser yellowlegs. Its closest relative, however, is the greenshank...
- varies between close relatives, with the spotted redshank, the greater yellowlegs, and the common greenshank for example being more closely related among...
- lesser yellowlegs (Tringa flavipes) is a medium-sized s****bird. It breeds in the boreal forest region of North America. The lesser yellowlegs was formally...
- Historically, cavalry (from the French word cavalerie, itself derived from cheval meaning "horse") are groups of soldiers or warriors who fight mounted...
- Scolopendra gigantea, also known as the Peruvian giant yellow-leg centipede or Amazonian giant centipede, is a centipede in the genus Scolopendra. It is...
- called "shanks" in the genus Tringa. Its closest relative is the lesser yellowlegs, a much smaller bird with a very different appearance apart from the fine...
- Mycenaceae of mushrooms commonly found in Europe. It is commonly known as yellowleg bonnet or yellow-stemmed mycena. Mycena nivicola has been suggested as...
- greenshank's damp marshy habitat. Its closest relative is the greater yellowlegs, which together with the spotted redshank form a close-knit group. Among...
- short-billed dowitcher (Limnodromus griseus), lesser yellowlegs (Tringa flavipes), greater yellowlegs (Tringa melanoleuca), black-bellied whistling duck...
- Lesser yellowlegs (T. flavipes) Wood sandpiper (T. glareola) Nordmann's greenshank (T. guttifer) Wandering tattler (T. incana) Greater yellowlegs (T. melanoleuca)...