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Wilson's phalarope

Wilson's phalarope noun: phalaropus tricolor, a small wading bird.

wilson's phalarope: phalaropus tricolor, a small wading bird
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Noun

Wilson's phalarope (plural Wilson's phalaropes)

  1. Phalaropus tricolor, a small wading bird.

Forms of Wilson's phalarope

pluralWilson's phalaropes

Origin of Wilson's phalarope

Named after Scottish-American ornithologist Alexander Wilson.

Questions about Wilson's phalarope

What does Wilson's phalarope mean?
Wilson's phalarope means phalaropus tricolor, a small wading bird.
What part of speech is Wilson's phalarope?
Wilson's phalarope is a noun.
What is the plural of Wilson's phalarope?
The plural of Wilson's phalarope is Wilson's phalaropes.

Words near Wilson's phalarope in the dictionary

  1. Wilson's disease
  2. Wilson's filmy fern
  3. Wilson's lichen
  4. Wilson's petrel
  5. Wilson's petrels
  6. Wilson's phalarope
  7. Wilson's phalaropes
  8. Wilson's plover
  9. Wilson's snipe
  10. Wilson's storm petrel
  11. Wilson's storm petrels

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