STILTBIRD

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


Etymology

Noun

stiltbird (plural stiltbirds)

The stilt, a wading bird.

Source: Wiktionary


Stilt"bird`, n. (Zoöl.)

Definition: See Stilt, n., 3.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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