Himantopus stilt

Himantopus stilt
noun
long-legged three-toed black-and-white wading bird of inland ponds and marshes or brackish lagoons
Syn: ↑stilt, ↑stiltbird, ↑longlegs, ↑long-legs, ↑stilt plover
Hypernyms: ↑shorebird, ↑shore bird, ↑limicoline bird
Hyponyms:
Member Holonyms: ↑Himantopus, ↑genus Himantopus

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  • Himantopus himantopus — noun stilt of Europe and Africa and Asia having mostly white plumage but with black wings • Syn: ↑black winged stilt • Hypernyms: ↑stilt, ↑stiltbird, ↑longlegs, ↑long legs, ↑stilt plover, ↑Himantopus stilt …   Useful english dictionary

  • Himantopus himantopus leucocephalus — noun stilt of the southwest Pacific including Australia and New Zealand having mostly white plumage but with black wings and nape of neck • Syn: ↑white headed stilt • Hypernyms: ↑stilt, ↑stiltbird, ↑longlegs, ↑long legs, ↑stilt plover, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • Himantopus mexicanus — noun stilt of southwestern United States to northern South America having black plumage extending from the head down the back of the neck • Syn: ↑black necked stilt • Hypernyms: ↑stilt, ↑stiltbird, ↑longlegs, ↑long legs, ↑stilt plover, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • Himantopus novae-zelandiae — noun blackish stilt of New Zealand sometimes considered a color phase of the white headed stilt • Syn: ↑kaki • Hypernyms: ↑stilt, ↑stiltbird, ↑longlegs, ↑long legs, ↑stilt plover, ↑Himantopus stilt …   Useful english dictionary

  • Himantopus Mexicanus — Stilt Stilt, n. [OE. stilte; akin to Dan. stylte, Sw. stylta, LG. & D. stelt, OHG. stelza, G. stelze, and perh. to E. stout.] 1. A pole, or piece of wood, constructed with a step or loop to raise the foot above the ground in walking. It is… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Stilt — Stilt, n. [OE. stilte; akin to Dan. stylte, Sw. stylta, LG. & D. stelt, OHG. stelza, G. stelze, and perh. to E. stout.] 1. A pole, or piece of wood, constructed with a step or loop to raise the foot above the ground in walking. It is sometimes… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Stilt plover — Stilt Stilt, n. [OE. stilte; akin to Dan. stylte, Sw. stylta, LG. & D. stelt, OHG. stelza, G. stelze, and perh. to E. stout.] 1. A pole, or piece of wood, constructed with a step or loop to raise the foot above the ground in walking. It is… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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