Wilson's phalarope

Wilson's phalarope

n. A gray or gray and brown shorebird (Phalaropus tricolor) of North and South America, having white underparts and a black needlelike bill.

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[After Alexander Wilson (1766-1813), Scottish-born American ornithologist.]

Thesaurus

Noun

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Wilson's phalarope - breeds on the northern great plains of CanadaSteganopus tricolorphalarope - small sandpiper-like shorebird having lobate toes and being good swimmers; breed in the Arctic and winter in the tropicsgenus Steganopus, Steganopus - a genus of Phalaropidae