Meanings
noungreater yellowlegs (plural greater yellowlegs)
- A shorebird of North America characterized by its yellow legs, Tringa melanoleuca.
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna variety of yellowlegs, a large North American shorebird (Tringa melanoleuca)
Similar
Tringa melanoleuca
Broader
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Czech vodouš velký
- vodouš velkýTringa melanoleuca
Danish stor gulben
- stor gulbenTringa melanoleuca
Dutch grote geelpootruiter
- grote geelpootruiterTringa melanoleuca
Finnish amerikanviklo
- amerikanvikloTringa melanoleuca
French grand chevalier
- grand chevalierTringa melanoleuca
German Großer Gelbschenkel
- Großer GelbschenkelTringa melanoleuca
Italian totano zampegialle maggiore
- totano zampegialle maggioreTringa melanoleuca
Japanese オオキアシシギ
- オオキアシシギ (ookiashishigi)Tringa melanoleuca
Norwegian plystresnipe
- plystresnipeTringa melanoleuca
Polish brodziec piegowaty
- brodziec piegowatyTringa melanoleuca
Portuguese perna-amarela-grande
- perna-amarela-grandeTringa melanoleuca
Russian пёстрый ули́т
- пёстрый ули́т (pjóstryj ulít)Tringa melanoleuca
Slovak kalužiak jarabý
- kalužiak jarabýTringa melanoleuca
Spanish chorlo mayor de patas amarillas, archibebe patigualdo grande
- chorlo mayor de patas amarillasTringa melanoleuca
- archibebe patigualdo grandeTringa melanoleuca
- pitotoy grandeTringa melanoleuca
Swedish större gulbena
- större gulbenaTringa melanoleuca
Ukrainian коловодник строкатий
- коловодник строкатий (kolovodnyk strokatyj)Tringa melanoleuca
Cite this entry
APA
greater yellowlegs. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/greater%20yellowlegs
MLA
“greater yellowlegs.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/greater%20yellowlegs. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “greater yellowlegs,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/greater%20yellowlegs.
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