transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈfa-lə-ˌrōp ]
noun
( plural -ropes also -rope )
Etymology: French, from New Latin phalaropod-, phalaropus, from Greek phalaris coot + pod-, pous foot; akin to Greek phalios having a white spot — more at bald , foot
Date: circa 1776
: any of a genus ( Phalaropus ) of small shorebirds related to sandpipers but distinguished by their lobed toes and preference for swimming