noun
Meaning 1
The stilt, a wading bird.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
stiltbird
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noun
Meaning 2
long-legged three-toed black-and-white wading bird of inland ponds and marshes or brackish lagoons
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: stilt, longlegs, long-legs, stilt plover, Himantopus stilt
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: shorebird, shore bird, limicoline bird
Narrower terms: black-necked stilt, Himantopus mexicanus, black-winged stilt, Himantopus himantopus, white-headed stilt, Himantopus himantopus leucocephalus, kaki, Himantopus novae-zelandiae
History
Etymology
From stilt + bird.