phalarope

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/ˈfæləɹəʊp/

noun

Any of three small wading birds in the genus Phalaropus, of the family Scolopacidae, that have lobed toes.

Similar
little swimmersea goose
OriginNew Latin Phalaropus →
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Meanings

nounphalarope (plural phalaropes)

plural phalaropes

  1. Any of three small wading birds in the genus Phalaropus, of the family Scolopacidae, that have lobed toes.

    Synonyms: little swimmer, sea goose

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAny of three small wading birds in the genus Phalaropus, of the family Scolopacidae, that have lobed toes.

Similar
little swimmersea goose

Origin

  1. New LatinPhalaropus
  2. Englishphalarope

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

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Translations

Bulgarian листокрак
  • листокрак (listokrak)wading bird in the family Scolopacidae
Catalan escuraflascons
  • escuraflasconswading bird in the family Scolopacidae
Czech lyskonoh
  • lyskonohwading bird in the family Scolopacidae
Dutch franjepoot
  • franjepootwading bird in the family Scolopacidae
Esperanto falaropo
  • falaropowading bird in the family Scolopacidae
Finnish vesipääsky
  • vesipääskywading bird in the family Scolopacidae
French phalarope
  • phalaropewading bird in the family Scolopacidae
German Wassertreter
  • Wassertreterwading bird in the family Scolopacidae
Indonesian kaki-rumbai
  • kaki-rumbaiwading bird in the family Scolopacidae
Italian falaropo
  • falaropowading bird in the family Scolopacidae
Polish płatkonóg
  • płatkonógwading bird in the family Scolopacidae
Romanian notătiță
  • notătițăwading bird in the family Scolopacidae
Russian плаву́нчик
  • плаву́нчик (plavúnčik)wading bird in the family Scolopacidae
Spanish falaropo
  • falaropowading bird in the family Scolopacidae
Ukrainian плавунець
  • плавунець (plavunecʹ)wading bird in the family Scolopacidae
Welsh llydandroed
  • llydandroedwading bird in the family Scolopacidae
Cite this entry
APA

phalarope. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phalarope

MLA

“phalarope.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phalarope. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “phalarope,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phalarope.

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