black-necked stilt

English Thesaurus

1. stilt of southwestern United States to northern South America having black plumage extending from the head down the back of the neck (noun.animal)

hypernym	:	himantopus stilt, long-legs, longlegs, stilt, stilt plover, stiltbird,
definition	:	long-legged three-toed black-and-white wading bird of inland ponds and marshes or brackish lagoons (noun.animal)

member meronym	:	genus himantopus, himantopus,
definition	:	major one of two genera of stilts; similar to avocets but with straight bills (noun.animal)