HyperDic: genus_himantopus

English > 1 sense of the expression genus Himantopus:
NOUNanimalgenus Himantopus, Himantopusmajor one of two genera of stilts
English > genus Himantopus: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
Meaningmajor one of two genera of stilts; similar to avocets but with straight bills.
SynonymHimantopus
Member ofCharadrii, suborder Charadriishorebirds
Membersblack-necked stilt, Himantopus mexicanusstilt 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 himantopusstilt of Europe and Africa and Asia having mostly white plumage but with black wings
kaki, Himantopus novae-zelandiaeblackish stilt of New Zealand sometimes considered a color phase of the white-headed stilt
stilt, stiltbird, longlegs, long-legs, stilt plover, Himantopus stiltlong-legged three-toed black-and-white wading bird of inland ponds and marshes or brackish lagoons
white-headed stilt, Himantopus himantopus leucocephalusstilt of the southwest Pacific including Australia and New Zealand having mostly white plumage but with black wings and nape of neck
Broaderbird genusA genus of birds
Spanishgenus himantopus, himantopus
Catalangenus himantopus, Himantopus, himantopus

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