yellowlegs

noun, plural in form but singular or plural in construction

yel·low·legs | \ ˈye-lō-ˌlegz,

ˈye-lə-, -ˌlāgz\

Definition of yellowlegs

: either of two American shorebirds of the sandpiper family with yellow legs:

a : greater yellowlegs

b : lesser yellowlegs

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The first known use of yellowlegs was circa 1772

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