noun
phalarope of northern oceans and lakes
• Syn: ↑Phalaropus fulicarius
• Hypernyms: ↑phalarope
• Member Holonyms: ↑Phalaropus, ↑genus Phalaropus
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noun : a phalarope (Phalaropus fulicarius) breeding in the arctic regions of the Old and New Worlds and often occurring in large flocks far out at sea
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red phalarope,
a phalarope with reddish underparts which breeds in arctic regions and winters at sea in southern waters.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.