black-winged_stilt (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the expression *black-winged stilt*:
NOUN	animal	black-winged stilt, Himantopus himantopus	stilt of Europe and Africa and Asia having mostly white plumage but with black wings

English > *black-winged stilt*: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
Meaning	stilt of Europe and Africa and Asia having mostly white plumage but with black wings.
Synonym	Himantopus himantopus
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
Catalan	Himantopus himantopus

HyperDic: black-winged_stilt