Meanings
nounWilson's phalarope (plural Wilson's phalaropes)
plural Wilson's phalaropes
- Phalaropus tricolor, a small wading bird.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounbreeds on the northern great plains of Canada
Similar
Steganopus tricolorPhalaropus tricolor
Broader
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Named after Scottish-American ornithologist Alexander Wilson.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Dutch grote franjepoot
- grote franjepootPhalaropus tricolor
German Wilsonwassertreter
- WilsonwassertreterPhalaropus tricolor
Polish płatkonóg trójbarwny
- płatkonóg trójbarwnyPhalaropus tricolor
Romanian notatiță americană
- notatiță americanăPhalaropus tricolor
Russian трёхцветный плаву́нчик, большо́й плаву́нчик
- трёхцветный плаву́нчик (trjóxcvetnyj plavúnčik)Phalaropus tricolor
- большо́й плаву́нчик (bolʹšój plavúnčik)Phalaropus tricolor
Swedish wilsonsimsnäppa
- wilsonsimsnäppaPhalaropus tricolor
Cite this entry
APA
Wilson's phalarope. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Wilson's%20phalarope
MLA
“Wilson's phalarope.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Wilson's%20phalarope. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Wilson's phalarope,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Wilson's%20phalarope.
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