NORTHERN PHALAROPE

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Breeds in Arctic regions of Old and New Worlds; large flocks often seen far out at sea

Synonyms:

Lobipes lobatus; northern phalarope

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("northern phalarope" is a kind of...):

phalarope (small sandpiper-like shorebird having lobate toes and being good swimmers; breed in the Arctic and winter in the tropics)

Holonyms ("northern phalarope" is a member of...):

genus Lobipes; Lobipes (a genus of Phalaropidae)

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