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:

a

: greater yellowlegs

b

: lesser yellowlegs

Examples of yellowlegs in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

These are people who can tell a greater yellowlegs from a lesser yellowlegs even when there’s only one of them. —Murr Brewster, The Christian Science Monitor, 6 May 2020

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1772, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing yellowlegs

• greater yellowlegs
• lesser yellowlegs