Greater-yellowlegs
noun
1.
See under .
[yel-oh-legz] /ˈyɛl oʊˌlɛgz/
noun, (used with a singular verb)
1.
either of two American shorebirds having yellow legs, Tringa melanoleuca (greater yellowlegs) or T. flavipes (lesser yellowlegs)
/ˈjɛləʊˌlɛɡz/
noun
1.
(functioning as sing) either of two North American sandpipers, Tringa melanoleuca (or Totanus melanoleucus) (greater yellowlegs) or T. flavipes (lesser yellowlegs), having bright yellow legs
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