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greater yellowlegs

Great·er yel·low·legs
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [grey-ter yel-oh-legz]
    • /ˈgreɪ tər ˈyɛl oʊˌlɛgz/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [grey-ter yel-oh-legz]
    • /ˈgreɪ tər ˈyɛl oʊˌlɛgz/

Definitions of greater yellowlegs words

  • noun greater yellowlegs either of two American shorebirds having yellow legs, Tringa melanoleuca (greater yellowlegs) or T. flavipes (lesser yellowlegs) 1
  • noun greater yellowlegs A shorebird of North America characterized by its yellow legs, Tringa melanoleuca. 0

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Origin of greater yellowlegs

First appearance:

before 1925
One of the 11% newest English words
First recorded in 1925-30

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Parts of speech for Greater yellowlegs

noun
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adverb
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greater yellowlegs popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 2% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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