Meanings
nounlesser yellowlegs (plural lesser yellowlegs)
- A shorebird of North America characterized by its yellow legs (Tringa flavipes).
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna variety of yellowlegs, a small North American shorebird (Tringa flavipes)
Similar
Tringa flavipes
Broader
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 小黃腳鷸 /小黄脚鹬
- 小黃腳鷸 /小黄脚鹬 (xiǎo huáng jiǎo yù)Tringa flavipes
Czech vodouš žlutonohý
- vodouš žlutonohýTringa flavipes
Danish lille gulben
- lille gulbenTringa flavipes
Dutch kleine geelpootruiter
- kleine geelpootruiterTringa flavipes
Finnish keltajalkaviklo
- keltajalkavikloTringa flavipes
French petit chevalier
- petit chevalierTringa flavipes
German Kleiner Gelbschenkel
- Kleiner GelbschenkelTringa flavipes
Greek κιτρινοσκέλης
- κιτρινοσκέλης (kitrinoskélis)Tringa flavipes
Icelandic hrísastelkur
- hrísastelkurTringa flavipes
Italian totano zampegialle minore
- totano zampegialle minoreTringa flavipes
Japanese コキアシシギ
- コキアシシギ (kokiashishigi)Tringa flavipes
Norwegian gulbeinsnipe
- gulbeinsnipeTringa flavipes
Polish brodziec żółtonogi
- brodziec żółtonogiTringa flavipes
Portuguese perna-amarela-pequeno
- perna-amarela-pequenoTringa flavipes
Russian желтоно́гий ули́т
- желтоно́гий ули́т (želtonógij ulít)Tringa flavipes
Slovak kalužiak žltonohý
- kalužiak žltonohýTringa flavipes
Spanish pitotoy chico, archibebe patigualdo chico
- pitotoy chicoTringa flavipes
- archibebe patigualdo chicoTringa flavipes
Swedish mindre gulbena
- mindre gulbenaTringa flavipes
Ukrainian коловодник жовтоногий
- коловодник жовтоногий (kolovodnyk žovtonohyj)Tringa flavipes
Cite this entry
APA
lesser yellowlegs. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lesser%20yellowlegs
MLA
“lesser yellowlegs.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lesser%20yellowlegs. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lesser yellowlegs,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lesser%20yellowlegs.
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