lesser yellowlegs

noun

plural in form but singular or plural in construction

: a common American marsh and shore bird (Tringa flavipes) that closely resembles the greater yellowlegs in color and markings but is smaller with a shorter more slender bill

Word History

First Known Use

1889, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for lesser yellowlegs

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