HyperDic: white-headed_stilt

English > 1 sense of the expression white-headed stilt:
NOUNanimalwhite-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
English > white-headed stilt: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
Meaningstilt of the southwest Pacific including Australia and New Zealand having mostly white plumage but with black wings and nape of neck.
SynonymHimantopus himantopus leucocephalus
Member ofHimantopus, genus Himantopusmajor one of two genera of stilts
Broaderstilt, stiltbird, longlegs, long-legs, stilt plover, Himantopus stiltlong-legged three-toed black-and-white wading bird of inland ponds and marshes or brackish lagoons

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