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phalarope
N นก เล็กๆ ใน ตระกูล Phalaropodidae มี นิ้วเท้า เป็น พู
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
PHALAROPE
n.The name of several species of water fowls inhabiting the northern latitudes of Europe and America.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
PHALAROPE
Phal "a *rope, n. Etym: [Gr. phalarope. ] (Zoöl.)
Defn: Any species of Phalaropus and allied genera of small wading birds (Grallæ ), having lobate toes. They are often seen far from land, swimming in large flocks. Called also sea goose.
New American Oxford Dictionary
phalarope
phal a rope |ˈfaləˌrōp ˈfæləroʊp | ▶noun a small wading or swimming bird with a straight bill and lobed feet, unusual in that the female is more brightly colored than the male. [Family Scolopacidae (subfamily Phalaropodinae ): three species, red phalarope (Phalaropus fulicarius ), Wilson's phalarope (Steganopus tricolor ), and northern phalarope (Lobipes lobatus ).] ORIGIN late 18th cent.: from French, from modern Latin Phalaropus, formed irregularly from Greek phalaris ‘coot ’ + pous, pod- ‘foot. ’
Oxford Dictionary
phalarope
phalarope |ˈfalərəʊp | ▶noun a small wading or swimming bird with a straight bill and lobed feet, unusual in that the female is more brightly coloured than the male. ●Genus Phalaropus, family Scolopacidae (subfamily Phalaropodinae ): three species. ORIGIN late 18th cent.: from French, from modern Latin Phalaropus, formed irregularly from Greek phalaris ‘coot ’ + pous, pod- ‘foot ’.
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