lesser yellowlegs

noun

See under yellowlegs.

Origin of lesser yellowlegs

First recorded in 1900–05

Words nearby lesser yellowlegs

lesser splanchnic nerve, lesser sunda islands, lesser trochanter, lesser vestibular gland, lesser weever, lesser yellowlegs, lesser zygomatic muscle, lesser's triangle, lessing, lessing, doris, lesson

Definition for lesser yellowlegs (2 of 2)

yellowlegs
[ yel-oh-legz ]
/ ˈyɛl oʊˌlɛgz /

noun (used with a singular verb)

either of two American shorebirds having yellow legs, Tringa melanoleuca (greater yellowlegs) or T. flavipes (lesser yellowlegs).

Origin of yellowlegs

1765–75, Americanism; yellow + legs

British Dictionary definitions for lesser yellowlegs

yellowlegs
/ (ˈjɛləʊˌlɛɡz) /

noun

(functioning as singular) either of two North American sandpipers, Tringa melanoleuca (or Totanus melanoleucus) (greater yellowlegs) or T. flavipes (lesser yellowlegs), having bright yellow legs