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Wilson’s phalarope

Wil·son's phal·a·rope (plural Wil·son's phal·a·ropes)


noun 
Definition:
 
small shorebird: a small swimming shorebird with a long thin beak. Native to: western North American wetlands.  Latin name Phalaropus tricolor.

[Early 19th century. After Alexander Wilson]
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