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Tringa vs Yellowlegs - What's the difference?

tringa | yellowlegs |

As nouns the difference between tringa and yellowlegs

is that tringa is (zoology) any of the genus tringa of waders, containing the shanks and tattlers while yellowlegs is either of two birds in the genus tringa , with yellow legs.

tringa

English

(wikipedia tringa) (wikispecies)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (zoology) Any of the genus Tringa of waders, containing the shanks and tattlers.

    • yellowlegs

    English

    (wikipedia yellowlegs)

    Noun

    (yellowlegs)
  • Either of two birds in the genus Tringa , with yellow legs.

    • Derived terms

    * greater yellowlegs * lesser yellowlegs