himantopus
English Thesaurus
1. major one of two genera of stilts; similar to avocets but with straight bills (noun.animal)
| hypernym | : | bird genus, |
| definition | : | a genus of birds (noun.animal) |
| member holonym | : | black-necked stilt, himantopus mexicanus, |
| definition | : | stilt of southwestern United States to northern South America having black plumage extending from the head down the back of the neck (noun.animal) |
| member holonym | : | himantopus novae-zelandiae, kaki, |
| definition | : | blackish stilt of New Zealand sometimes considered a color phase of the white-headed stilt (noun.animal) |
| member meronym | : | charadrii, suborder charadrii, |
| definition | : | shorebirds: plovers; sandpipers; avocets; phalaropes; coursers; stone curlews (noun.animal) |
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