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English → English (gcide) Definition: Totanus solitarius Solitary \Sol"i*ta*ry\, a. [L. solitarius, fr. solus alone: cf. F. solitaire. See Sole, a., and cf. Solitaire.] 1. Living or being by one's self; having no companion present; being without associates; single; alone; lonely. [1913 Webster] Those rare and solitary, these in flocks. --Milton. [1913 Webster] Hie home unto my chamber, Where thou shalt find me, sad and solitary. --Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. Performed, passed, or endured alone; as, a solitary journey; a solitary life. [1913 Webster] Satan . . . explores his solitary flight. --Milton. [1913 Webster] 3. Not much visited or frequented; remote from society; retired; lonely; as, a solitary residence or place. [1913 Webster] 4. Not inhabited or occupied; without signs of inhabitants or occupation; desolate; deserted; silent; still; hence, gloomy; dismal; as, the solitary desert. [1913 Webster] How doth the city sit solitary, that was full of people. --Lam. i. 1. [1913 Webster] Let that night be solitary; let no joyful voice come therein. --Job iii. 7. [1913 Webster] 5. Single; individual; sole; as, a solitary instance of vengeance; a solitary example. [1913 Webster] 6. (Bot.) Not associated with others of the same kind. [1913 Webster] Solitary ant (Zo["o]l.), any solitary hymenopterous insect of the family Mutillid[ae]. The female of these insects is destitute of wings and has a powerful sting. The male is winged and resembles a wasp. Called also spider ant. Solitary bee (Zo["o]l.), any species of bee which does not form communities. Solitary sandpiper (Zo["o]l.), an American tattler (Totanus solitarius). Solitary snipe (Zo["o]l.), the great snipe. [Prov. Eng.] Solitary thrush (Zo["o]l.) the starling. [Prov. Eng.] [1913 Webster] Tattler \Tat"tler\, n. 1. One who tattles; an idle talker; one who tells tales. --Jer. Taylor. [1913 Webster] 2. (Zo["o]l.) Any one of several species of large, long-legged sandpipers belonging to the genus Totanus. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster]