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Definition of "phalarope" []

  • Any of several small wading birds of the family Phalaropodidae, resembling sandpipers but having lobed toes that enable them to swim. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "phalarope" in a sentence
  • "The flesh of the phalarope is a great delicacy, like that of other waders which occur in the regions in question, but which I cannot now stay to describe."
  • "In our June heatwave, the very rare female red-necked phalarope was sighted in the midlands, bringing crowds of watchers."
  • "The red-throated diver Gavia stellata, great northern diver Gavia immer, mallard Anas platyrhynchos, long-tailed duck Clangula hyemalis, rednecked phalarope Phalaropus lobatus and the purple sandpiper Calidris maritima are believed to nest in the area, but at present no information is available to confirm this."