Definition of himantopus stilt Himantopus stilt
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| himantopus stilt - long-legged three-toed black-and-white wading bird of inland ponds and marshes or brackish lagoons | ||
| stilt, stiltbird, longlegs, long-legs, stilt plover, Himantopus stilt | ||
| limicoline bird, shore bird, shorebird any of numerous wading birds that frequent mostly seashores and estuaries | ||
| genus himantopus, himantopus major one of two genera of stilts; similar to avocets but with straight bills | ||
| black-necked stilt, himantopus mexicanus stilt of southwestern United States to northern South America having black plumage extending from the head down the back of the neck | ||
| black-winged stilt, himantopus himantopus stilt of Europe and Africa and Asia having mostly white plumage but with black wings | ||
| himantopus himantopus leucocephalus, white-headed stilt stilt of the southwest Pacific including Australia and New Zealand having mostly white plumage but with black wings and nape of neck | ||
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