Stilt-bird

  • 11Bird — /berrd/, n. Larry, born 1956, U.S. basketball player. * * * I Any of the warm blooded, beaked vertebrates of the class Aves, including more than 9,600 living species. A covering of feathers distinguishes birds from all other animals. Birds have a …

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  • 12stilt — n. 1 either of a pair of poles with supports for the feet enabling the user to walk at a distance above the ground. 2 each of a set of piles or posts supporting a building etc. 3 a any wading bird of the genus Himantopus with long legs. b (in… …

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  • 13stilt — stɪlt n. one of two poles with footrests that make it possible for the user to walk above the ground; high post used to support a structure above the surface of the ground or water; variety of wading bird …

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  • 14stilt — noun 1》 either of a pair of upright poles with supports for the feet enabling the user to walk raised above the ground.     ↘each of a set of posts or piles supporting a building.     ↘a small support for ceramic ware in a kiln. 2》 a long billed… …

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  • 15Black-necked Stilt — Taxobox name = Black necked Stilt image width = 230px image caption = Adult female at Morro Creek mouth, California status = LC status system = IUCN3.1 regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Aves subclassis = Neornithes infraclassis =… …

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  • 16Black-winged Stilt — Adult H. h. himantopus, Pak Thale, Phetchaburi, Thailand Conservation status …

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  • 17Himantopus stilt — noun long legged three toed black and white wading bird of inland ponds and marshes or brackish lagoons • Syn: ↑stilt, ↑stiltbird, ↑longlegs, ↑long legs, ↑stilt plover • Hypernyms: ↑shorebird, ↑shore bird, ↑ …

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  • 18shore bird — noun any of numerous wading birds that frequent mostly seashores and estuaries • Syn: ↑shorebird, ↑limicoline bird • Hypernyms: ↑wading bird, ↑wader • Hyponyms: ↑plover, ↑ …

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  • 19limicoline bird — noun any of numerous wading birds that frequent mostly seashores and estuaries • Syn: ↑shorebird, ↑shore bird • Hypernyms: ↑wading bird, ↑wader • Hyponyms: ↑plover, ↑ …

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  • 20Australian stilt — noun long legged three toed wading bird of brackish marshes of Australia • Syn: ↑stilt • Hypernyms: ↑shorebird, ↑shore bird, ↑limicoline bird • Hyponyms: ↑banded stilt, ↑Cl …

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