yellowlegs
noun
yel·low·legs
ˈye-lō-ˌlegz 
ˈye-lə-,
-ˌlāgz
plural in form but singular or plural in construction
: either of two American shorebirds of the sandpiper family with yellow legs:
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These are people who can tell a greater yellowlegs from a lesser yellowlegs even when there’s only one of them.
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Murr Brewster, The Christian Science Monitor, 6 May 2020
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Murr Brewster, The Christian Science Monitor, 6 May 2020
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“Yellowlegs.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/yellowlegs. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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