Yellowlegs \Yel"low*legs`\, n. (Zool.) Any one of several species of long-legged sandpipers of the genus {Totanus}, in which the legs are bright yellow; -- called also {stone snipe}, {tattler}, {telltale}, {yellowshanks}; and {yellowshins}. See {Tattler}, 2. [1913 Webster]
Yellowshanks \Yel"low*shanks`\, Yellowshins \Yel"low*shins`\, n. (Zool.) See {Yellolegs}. [1913 Webster]