HyperDic: northern_phalarope

English > 1 sense of the expression northern phalarope:
NOUNanimalnorthern phalarope, Lobipes lobatusbreeds in Arctic regions of Old and New Worlds
English > northern phalarope: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
MeaningBreeds in Arctic regions of Old and New Worlds; large flocks often seen far out at sea.
SynonymLobipes lobatus
Member ofLobipes, genus LobipesA genus of Phalaropidae
Broaderphalaropesmall sandpiper-like shorebird having lobate toes and being good swimmers

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