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yellowlegs

(yel′ō legz′)

☆ either of two large, gray-and-white sandpipers, the (Tringa melanoleuca) or the (T. flavipes), having long, yellow legs, found in North and South America

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noun pl. yellowlegs yellowlegs

Either of two North American wading birds (Tringa melanoleuca or T. flavipes) having yellow legs and a long narrow bill.

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