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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The stilt, a wading bird.
2. 2
   long-legged three-toed black-and-white wading bird of inland ponds and marshes or brackish lagoons wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

himantopus stiltlong-legslonglegsstiltstiltstilt plover

Etymology

From stilt + bird.

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