Definition of Yellowlegs

1. Noun. Either of two North American shorebird with yellow legs.

Generic synonyms: Sandpiper
Group relationships: Genus Tringa, Tringa
Specialized synonyms: Greater Yellowlegs, Tringa Melanoleuca, Lesser Yellowlegs, Tringa Flavipes

Definition of Yellowlegs

1. n. Any one of several species of long-legged sandpipers of the genus Totanus, in which the legs are bright yellow; -- called also stone snipe, tattler, telltale, yellowshanks; and yellowshins. See Tattler, 2.

2. n. Any one of several species of long-legged sandpipers of the genus Totanus, in which the legs are bright yellow; -- called also stone snipe, tattler, telltale, yellowshanks; and yellowshins. See Tattler, 2.

Definition of Yellowlegs

1. Noun. Either of two birds in the genus ''Tringa'', with yellow legs. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Yellowlegs

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Medical Definition of Yellowlegs

1. Any one of several species of long-legged sandpipers of the genus Totanus, in which the legs are bright yellow. Synonym: stone snipe, tattler, telltale, yellowshanks; and yellowshins. See Tattler. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Yellowlegs

yellowhammer
yellowhammers
yellowhorn
yellowier
yellowiest
yellowing
yellowings
yellowish
yellowish brown
yellowish green
yellowish pink
yellowishly
yellowishness
yellowjacket
yellowjackets
yellowlegs (current term)
yellowly
yellowmargin triggerfish
yellowness
yellownesses
yellowred
yellowroot
yellows
yellowseed
yellowshanks
yellowshins
yellowtail
yellowtail amberjack
yellowtail amberjacks
yellowtail flounder

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