either of two North American sandpipers, Tringa melanoleuca (or Totanus melanoleucus) (greater yellowlegs) or T. flavipes (lesser yellowlegs), having bright yellow legs
yellowlegs in American English
(ˈjɛloʊˌlɛgz)
nounWord forms: pluralˈyellowˌlegs
US
either of two large, gray-and-white sandpipers, the greater yellowlegs (Tringa melanoleuca) or the lesser yellowlegs (T. flavipes), having long, yellow legs, found in North and South America
Examples of 'yellowlegs' in a sentence
yellowlegs
I found a lesser yellowlegs in the salt marsh once, had-a busted beak and fishing line tangled around one wing and a leg.