GENUS HIMANTOPUS: Dictionary Entry and Meaning

WordNet Dictionary
	Definition:		[n]  major one of two genera of stilts; similar to avocets but with straight bills
	Synonyms:		Himantopus
	See Also:		bird genus, black-necked stilt, black-winged stilt, Charadrii, Himantopus himantopus, Himantopus himantopus leucocephalus, Himantopus mexicanus, Himantopus novae-zelandiae, Himantopus stilt, kaki, longlegs, stilt, stilt plover, stiltbird, suborder Charadrii, white-headed stilt