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HIMANTOPUS MEXICANUS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Himantopus mexicanus mean?
• HIMANTOPUS MEXICANUS (noun)
The noun HIMANTOPUS MEXICANUS 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: HIMANTOPUS MEXICANUS 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 ("Himantopus mexicanus" 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 ("Himantopus mexicanus" 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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