Phalarope


[fal-uh-rohp] /ˈfæl əˌroʊp/

noun
1.
any of three species of small, aquatic birds of the family Phalaropodidae, resembling sandpipers but having lobate toes.
/ˈfæləˌrəʊp/
noun
1.
any aquatic shore bird of the family Phalaropidae, such as Phalaropus fulicarius (grey phalarope), of northern oceans and lakes, having a long slender bill and lobed toes: order Charadriiformes

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