phalarope
معنی فارسی
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معنی کامل و مثالها
/fal´ǝ rōp´/n.
● (جانورشناسی) سپید پا (انواع پرندگان کرانه زی از تیرهی Phalaropodidae)
ریشه و کاربرد
ریشه
From the genus name Phalaropus, derived from the Greek words phalaros meaning 'coot' or 'coot-like bird', and pous meaning 'foot'.
مثال
- Phalaropes are excellent swimmers and feed by spinning in circles on the water's surface.
- The Wilson's phalarope is a species of phalarope found in North America.
- Phalaropes have specialized bills for capturing small aquatic invertebrates.
تعریف انگلیسی
noun
- small sandpiper-like shorebird having lobate toes and being good swimmers; breed in the Arctic and winter in the tropics