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Tringa flavipes

Tringa flavipes

9.9
A small North American bird with long yellow legs that lives by water
  • noun
  • Specialized
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  • The Tringa flavipes is often seen foraging in shallow wetlands during migration season.

Examples

  • Due to habitat loss, Tringa flavipes populations are monitored closely by conservationists.

  • Birdwatchers spotted a flock of Tringa flavipes along the lakeshore at dawn.

  • The Tringa flavipes is often seen along the shores during migration.

  • Did you spot a Tringa flavipes at the beach yesterday?

  • Birdwatchers spotted a flock of Tringa flavipes along the lakeshore at dawn.

  • The Tringa flavipes is often seen foraging in shallow wetlands during migration season.

  • Due to habitat loss, Tringa flavipes populations are monitored closely by conservationists.

Synonyms

lesser yellowlegs
vsTringa flavipes
  • US
9.3

A small bird in North America with long yellow legs that lives near water

is the scientific Latin name used in formal or scientific contexts

Surface Forms

Tringa flavipes singular
Tringa flavipes plural

Morphology

Tringa + flavipes

This is a Latin binomial (genus + species) where the second element 'flavipes' is not an English word and is not listed in the provided dictionary entry; the specific meaning 'lesser yellowlegs' is lexicalized and requires taxonomic or Latin-root knowledge (flavipes = 'yellow-footed') that a B1 learner would not have. Because the meaning cannot be derived from ordinary English knowledge of the constituents, the expression is opaque to learners at this level.

Etymology

Tringa flavipes may come from old words for a small wading bird: Tringa was used for a little bird that often bobs its tail, and flavipes comes from Latin words meaning 'yellow' and 'feet', so it literally means 'yellow feet'. That's why the name fits this small shorebird with long yellow legs.