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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
phalarope /ˈfalərəʊp/

▶noun a small wading or swimming bird with a straight bill and lobed feet. [Genus Phalaropus: three species.]

– origin C18: from Fr., from mod. L. Phalaropus, formed irregularly from Gk phalaris ‘coot’ + pous, pod- ‘foot’.

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