LONGLEGS

stilt, stiltbird, longlegs, long-legs, stilt plover, Himantopus stilt

(noun) long-legged three-toed black-and-white wading bird of inland ponds and marshes or brackish lagoons

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Long"legs`, n. (Zoöl.)

Definition: A daddy longlegs.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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29 May 2024

PERESTROIKA

(noun) an economic policy adopted in the former Soviet Union; intended to increase automation and labor efficiency but it led eventually to the end of central planning in the Russian economy


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