English > Himantopus: 1 sense > noun 1, animal| Meaning | major one of two genera of stilts; similar to avocets but with straight bills. |
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| Synonym | genus Himantopus |
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| Member of | Charadrii, suborder Charadrii | shorebirds |
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| Members | 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 |
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| black-winged stilt, Himantopus himantopus | stilt of Europe and Africa and Asia having mostly white plumage but with black wings |
| kaki, Himantopus novae-zelandiae | blackish stilt of New Zealand sometimes considered a color phase of the white-headed stilt |
| 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 |
| white-headed stilt, Himantopus himantopus leucocephalus | stilt of the southwest Pacific including Australia and New Zealand having mostly white plumage but with black wings and nape of neck |
| Broader | bird genus | A genus of birds |
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| Spanish | genus himantopus, himantopus |
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| Catalan | genus himantopus, Himantopus, himantopus |
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