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BLACK-NECKED STILT
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Dictionary entry overview: What does black-necked stilt mean?
• BLACK-NECKED STILT (noun)
The noun BLACK-NECKED STILT has 1 sense:
1. stilt of southwestern United States to northern South America having black plumage extending from the head down the back of the neck
Familiarity information: BLACK-NECKED STILT used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Stilt of southwestern United States to northern South America having black plumage extending from the head down the back of the neck
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
black-necked stilt; Himantopus mexicanus
Hypernyms ("black-necked stilt" is a kind of...):
Himantopus stilt; long-legs; longlegs; stilt; stilt plover; stiltbird (long-legged three-toed black-and-white wading bird of inland ponds and marshes or brackish lagoons)
Holonyms ("black-necked stilt" is a member of...):
genus Himantopus; Himantopus (major one of two genera of stilts; similar to avocets but with straight bills)
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