yellowlegs

/ˈjɛloʊˌlɛgz/
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Definitions of yellowlegs
  1. noun
    either of two North American shorebird with yellow legs
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    types:
    Tringa melanoleuca, greater yellowlegs
    a variety of yellowlegs
    Tringa flavipes, lesser yellowlegs
    a variety of yellowlegs
    type of:
    sandpiper
    any of numerous usually small wading birds having a slender bill and piping call; closely related to the plovers
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