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yellowlegs

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yel·low·legs  (yl-lgz)
n. pl. yellowlegs
Either of two North American wading birds (Tringa melanoleuca or T. flavipes) having yellow legs and a long narrow bill.
yellowlegs [ˈjɛləʊˌlɛgz]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) (functioning as singular) 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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Noun1.yellowlegs - either of two North American shorebird with yellow legsyellowlegs - either of two North American shorebird with yellow legs
sandpiper - any of numerous usually small wading birds having a slender bill and piping call; closely related to the plovers
genus Tringa, Tringa - a genus of Scolopacidae
greater yellowlegs, Tringa melanoleuca - a variety of yellowlegs
lesser yellowlegs, Tringa flavipes - a variety of yellowlegs
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