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phalarope

/ˈfalərəʊp

noun

A small wading or swimming bird with a straight bill and lobed feet, unusual in that the female is more brightly coloured than the male.

Genus Phalaropus, family Scolopacidae (subfamily Phalaropodinae): three species.

In the mud flats of the Bay of Fundy, you'll see large roosts of shorebirds - plovers, yellowlegs, godwits, curlews, and phalaropes - at high tide....

An estimated 1.5 million eared grebes, 50,000 Wilson's phalaropes, 50,000 California gulls, and 200 snowy plovers visit Mono Lake each spring and summer.
The best known of sex-role-reversed shorebirds are the spotted sandpiper, phalaropes (genus Phalaropus), and jacanas (family Jacanidae).

Origin

Late 18th century: from French, from modern Latin Phalaropus, formed irregularly from Greek phalaris 'coot' + pous, pod- 'foot'.

单词	phalarope
释义	phalarope /ˈfalərəʊp / noun A small wading or swimming bird with a straight bill and lobed feet, unusual in that the female is more brightly coloured than the male. Genus Phalaropus, family Scolopacidae (subfamily Phalaropodinae): three species. In the mud flats of the Bay of Fundy, you'll see large roosts of shorebirds - plovers, yellowlegs, godwits, curlews, and phalaropes - at high tide.... An estimated 1.5 million eared grebes, 50,000 Wilson's phalaropes, 50,000 California gulls, and 200 snowy plovers visit Mono Lake each spring and summer. The best known of sex-role-reversed shorebirds are the spotted sandpiper, phalaropes (genus Phalaropus), and jacanas (family Jacanidae). Origin Late 18th century: from French, from modern Latin Phalaropus, formed irregularly from Greek phalaris 'coot' + pous, pod- 'foot'.
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