Phalarope Definition
fălə-rōp
noun
Any of a family (Phalaropodidae) of small shorebirds: the male rears the young.
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Noun
Singular:
phalarope
Plural:
phalaropesOrigin of Phalarope
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French from New Latin phalaropūs Greek phalaris coot (from phalaros having a white spot (the Eurasian coot having a fleshy, bright white area on its forehead extending up from its bill between its eyes) bhel-1 in Indo-European roots) Greek pous foot ped- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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New Latin Phalaropus, formed irregularly from Ancient Greek Φάλαρις (Phalaris, “coot") + πούς (pous, “foot").
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