Phalarope (?), n. [Gr. &unr_; having a patch of white + &unr_;, &unr_;, a foot: cf. F. phalarope.] (Zoöl.) 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.
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