The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Tattler \Tat"tler\, n.
1. One who tattles; an idle talker; one who tells tales.
--Jer. Taylor.
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2. (Zool.) Any one of several species of large, long-legged
sandpipers belonging to the genus Totanus.
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Note: The common American species are the greater tattler, or
telltale (Totanus melanoleucus), the smaller tattler,
or lesser yellowlegs (Totanus flavipes), the solitary
tattler (Totanus solitarius), and the semipalmated
tattler, or willet. The first two are called also
telltale, telltale spine, telltale tattler,
yellowlegs, yellowshanks, and yelper.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Yelper \Yelp"er\, n.
An animal that yelps, or makes a yelping noise. Specifically:
(Zool.)
(a) The avocet; -- so called from its sharp, shrill cry.
[Prov. Eng.]
(b) The tattler. [Local, U. S.]
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