The Collaborative International Dictionary
sea goose
Phalarope \Phal"a*rope\, n. [Gr. ? having a patch of white + ?, ?, a foot: cf. F. phalarope.] (Zo["o]l.) Any species of Phalaropus and allied genera of small wading birds ( Grall[ae]), having lobate toes. They are often seen far from land, swimming in large flocks. Called also sea goose.
Wiktionary
sea goose
n. A phalarope.