yellowlegs
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oʊˌlɛgz noun ( used with a singular verb )
either of two American shorebirds having yellow legs, Tringa melanoleuca (greater yellowlegs) or T. flavipes (lesser yellowlegs)
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| (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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Example sentences
Yellowlegs are larger with thinner bills and bright yellow legs.
At the same time, southern migrating shorebirds such as marbled godwits and yellowlegs were present.
Dowitchers have longer, straighter bills while yellowlegs have brighter, yellow legs and straight bills.
Yellowlegs, dunlins and sanderlings are viewed on the mud flats and beaches.
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