How to pronounce phalarope
American English pronunciation
FAL-uh-rohp
- IPA
- /ˈfæləˌɹoʊp/
- Syllables
- FAL · uh · rohp (3 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What phalarope means
A small wading bird that spins on water to stir up food
In a sentence: The phalarope spun in little circles on the pond, stirring up bugs to eat.
Where it comes from: It comes from a Latin name made from two Greek words, one for a water bird called a coot and one for foot.
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