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   Phalarope , n. [Gr. φαλαρός having a patch of white + πούς, ποδός, a foot: cf. F. phalarope.] (Zool.) Any species of Phalaropus and allied genera of small wading birds (Grallæ), having lobate toes. They are often seen far from land, swimming in large flocks.  Called also sea goose.
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