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HIMANTOPUS HIMANTOPUS
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
Stilt of Europe and Africa and Asia having mostly white plumage but with black wings
Synonyms:
black-winged stilt; Himantopus himantopus
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Hypernyms ("Himantopus himantopus" 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 ("Himantopus himantopus" is a member of...):
genus Himantopus; Himantopus (major one of two genera of stilts; similar to avocets but with straight bills)