-ˌrōp noun
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Etymology: French, from New Latin phalaropus, from Greek phalaris coot (from phalaros having a white spot) + New Latin -o- + -pus
: a bird of the family Phalaropodidae — see northern phalarope , red phalarope , wilson's phalarope
-ˌrōp noun
( -s )
Etymology: French, from New Latin phalaropus, from Greek phalaris coot (from phalaros having a white spot) + New Latin -o- + -pus
: a bird of the family Phalaropodidae — see northern phalarope , red phalarope , wilson's phalarope
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012