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Meaning of STILTBIRD

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  long-legged three-toed black-and-white wading bird of inland ponds and marshes or brackish lagoons
 
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 Synonyms: Himantopus stilt, longlegs, stilt, stilt plover
 
 See Also: black-necked stilt, black-winged stilt, genus Himantopus, Himantopus, Himantopus himantopus, Himantopus himantopus leucocephalus, Himantopus mexicanus, Himantopus novae-zelandiae, kaki, limicoline bird, shore bird, shorebird, white-headed stilt

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Stilt"bird`\, n. (Zo["o]l.)
See {Stilt}, n., 3.
 

 

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