Noun: phalarope 'fa-lu,rowp
- Small sandpiper-like shorebird having lobate toes and being good swimmers; breed in the Arctic and winter in the tropics
"Unlike most shorebirds, phalaropes often swim in circles to create whirlpools that bring food to the surface"
Derived forms: phalaropes
Type of: limicoline bird, shore bird, shorebird
Part of: family Phalaropidae, Phalaropidae
Encyclopedia: Phalarope