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longlegs
Definitions of
longlegs
noun
long-legged three-toed black-and-white wading bird of inland ponds and marshes or brackish lagoons
synonyms:
Himantopus stilt
,
long-legs
,
stilt
,
stilt plover
,
stiltbird
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Himantopus mexicanus
,
black-necked stilt
stilt of southwestern United States to northern South America having black plumage extending from the head down the back of the neck
Himantopus himantopus
,
black-winged stilt
stilt of Europe and Africa and Asia having mostly white plumage but with black wings
Himantopus himantopus leucocephalus
,
white-headed stilt
stilt of the southwest Pacific including Australia and New Zealand having mostly white plumage but with black wings and nape of neck
Himantopus novae-zelandiae
,
kaki
blackish stilt of New Zealand sometimes considered a color phase of the white-headed stilt
type of:
limicoline bird
,
shore bird
,
shorebird
any of numerous wading birds that frequent mostly seashores and estuaries
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