Breadcrumb Home > Dictionary > Index P phalarope: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: phal•a•rope Pronunciation: (fal'u-rōp"), [key] — n. any of three species of small, aquatic birds of the family Phalaropodidae, resembling sandpipers but having lobate toes. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: phalarope (Thesaurus) phalanx phalera ✖ Related Content Daily Word Quiz: ultimathule Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language