phalarope

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

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Definition

  1. noun small sandpiper-like shorebird having lobate toes and being good swimmers; breed in the Arctic and winter in the tropics

Etymology

From New Latin Phalaropus, formed irregularly from Ancient Greek φαλαρίς (phalarís, “coot”) + πούς (poús, “foot”).

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