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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 neckplay

  Familiarity information: BLACK-NECKED STILT used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


BLACK-NECKED STILT (noun)


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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