NOUN | animal | 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 |
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Meaning | stilt of the southwest Pacific including Australia and New Zealand having mostly white plumage but with black wings and nape of neck. | |
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Synonym | Himantopus himantopus leucocephalus | |
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 |
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