HyperDic: black-necked_stilt

English > 1 sense of the expression *black-necked stilt*:
NOUN	animal	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

English > *black-necked stilt*: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
Meaning	stilt of southwestern United States to northern South America having black plumage extending from the head down the back of the neck.
Synonym	Himantopus mexicanus
Member of	Himantopus, genus Himantopus	major one of two genera of stilts
Broader	stilt, stiltbird, longlegs, long-legs, stilt plover, Himantopus stilt	long-legged three-toed black-and-white wading bird of inland ponds and marshes or brackish lagoons