Phalarope
[fælәrәup]
Definition
(noun.) small sandpiper-like shorebird having lobate toes and being good swimmers; breed in the Arctic and winter in the tropics.
Editor: Marilyn--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) Any species of Phalaropus and allied genera of small wading birds (Grallae), having lobate toes. They are often seen far from land, swimming in large flocks. Called also sea goose.
Typist: Sol
Definition
n. a genus of wading birds forming a sub-family of the snipes.
Edited by Georgina