greater yellowlegs

noun

plural in form but singular or plural in construction

: a common North American bird (Tringa melanoleuca) of marsh and shore that is largely gray above and white below with black or dark gray flecks and yellow legs compare lesser yellowlegs

Word History

First Known Use

1889, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for greater yellowlegs

• begs
• dregs
• eggs
• kegs
• legs
• pegs
• regs
• forelegs
• nutmegs
• prolegs