HIMANTOPUS NOVAE-ZELANDIAE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Himantopus novae-zelandiae mean? 

• HIMANTOPUS NOVAE-ZELANDIAE (noun)
  The noun HIMANTOPUS NOVAE-ZELANDIAE has 1 sense:

1. blackish stilt of New Zealand sometimes considered a color phase of the white-headed stilt

  Familiarity information: HIMANTOPUS NOVAE-ZELANDIAE used as a noun is very rare.

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• HIMANTOPUS NOVAE-ZELANDIAE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Blackish stilt of New Zealand sometimes considered a color phase of the white-headed stilt

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Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Himantopus novae-zelandiae; kaki

Hypernyms ("Himantopus novae-zelandiae" 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 novae-zelandiae" is a member of...):

genus Himantopus; Himantopus (major one of two genera of stilts; similar to avocets but with straight bills)