stilt : Idioms & Phrases
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australian stilt
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noun long-legged three-toed wading bird of brackish marshes of Australia
stilt.
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banded stilt
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noun web-footed Australian stilt with reddish-brown pectoral markings
Cladorhyncus leucocephalum.
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black-necked stilt
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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
Himantopus mexicanus.
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black-winged stilt
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noun stilt of Europe and Africa and Asia having mostly white plumage but with black wings
Himantopus himantopus.
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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; Himantopus stilt.
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Stilt plover
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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; Himantopus stilt.
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(Zoöl.) , the stilt.
Webster 1913
Stilt sandpiper
(Zoöl.) , an American sandpiper (Micropalama himantopus ) having long legs. The bill is somewhat expanded at the tip.
Webster 1913
white-headed stilt
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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
Himantopus himantopus leucocephalus.