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grey phalarope

grey phalarope noun: the phalarope, Phalaropus fulicarius, having grey plumage during the winter. Compare red phalarope.

Noun

grey phalarope (plural grey phalaropes)

  1. The phalarope, Phalaropus fulicarius, having grey plumage during the winter. Compare red phalarope.
    • ‘Where's your field-glass, quick! Damned if that's not a grey phalarope.’1935, Olaf Stapledon, Odd John, Gollancz, published 2012, page 119

Forms of grey phalarope

pluralgrey phalaropes

Questions about grey phalarope

What does grey phalarope mean?
Grey phalarope means the phalarope, Phalaropus fulicarius, having grey plumage during the winter. Compare red phalarope.
What part of speech is grey phalarope?
Grey phalarope is a noun.
What is the plural of grey phalarope?
The plural of grey phalarope is grey phalaropes.

Words near grey phalarope in the dictionary

  1. grey ox
  2. grey parrot
  3. grey parrots
  4. grey partridge
  5. grey partridges
  6. grey phalarope
  7. grey platelet syndrome
  8. grey plover
  9. grey plovers
  10. grey plum
  11. grey plums

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