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

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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

yellowfin croaker
yellowfin mojarra
yellowfin tuna
yellowfish
yellowhammer
yellowhammer
yellowhammers
yellowier
yellowing
yellowish
yellowish brown
yellowish green
yellowish pink
Yellowknife
yellowlegs (current term)
yellowlegs (current term)
yellowly
yellowness
yellowroot
yellows
yellows
yellowseed
yellowshins
Yellowstone
Yellowstone National Park
Yellowstone River
yellowtail
yellowtail
yellowtails
yellowtail flounder

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