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

Words nearby yellowlegs

yellowfinch, yellowhammer, yellowhead, yellowish, yellowknife, yellowlegs, yellows, yellowstone, yellowstone falls, yellowstone lake, yellowstone national park

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British Dictionary definitions for 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