YELLOW-LEGS
\jˈɛlə͡ʊlˈɛɡz], \jˈɛləʊlˈɛɡz], \j_ˈɛ_l_əʊ_l_ˈɛ_ɡ_z]\
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A grallatorial bird of the genus Gambetta (G. flavipes), family Scolopacidae, distributed along the eastern coast of America from Maine to Florida, so called from the color of its legs. It is 10 inches long, with a bill 1 3/4 inch. It is migratory, leaving the north in summer. It feeds on fish fry, crustaceans, etc., and in autumn it is fat and much prized for table.
By Daniel Lyons
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basidiomycota
- comprises fungi bearing the spores on basidium: Gasteromycetes (puffballs); Tiliomycetes (comprising orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts)); Hymenomycetes (mushrooms; toadstools; agarics; bracket fungi); in some classification systems considered a division of kingdom comprises fungi bearing spores on a basidium; includes Gasteromycetes (puffballs) Tiliomycetes comprising the orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts) Hymenomycetes (mushrooms, toadstools, agarics bracket fungi).