himantopus : Idioms & Phrases
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genus himantopus
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noun major one of two genera of stilts; similar to avocets but with straight bills
Himantopus.
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himantopus himantopus
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noun stilt of Europe and Africa and Asia having mostly white plumage but with black wings
black-winged stilt.
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himantopus himantopus leucocephalus
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noun stilt of the southwest Pacific including Australia and New Zealand having mostly white plumage but with black wings and nape of neck
white-headed stilt.
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himantopus mexicanus
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noun stilt of southwestern United States to northern South America having black plumage extending from the head down the back of the neck
black-necked stilt.
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himantopus novae-zelandiae
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noun blackish stilt of New Zealand sometimes considered a color phase of the white-headed stilt
kaki.
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himantopus stilt
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noun long-legged three-toed black-and-white wading bird of inland ponds and marshes or brackish lagoons
longlegs; stilt; stiltbird; long-legs; stilt plover.
