| 单词 | stilt-bird |
| 释义 | > as lemmasstilt-bird stilt-bird n. (a) = sense 5; (b) any long-legged wading bird, a grallatorial bird. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > defined by habitat > [noun] > aquatic or swimming bird > wading bird wader1771 stilt-bird1835 stilter1845 stilt-walker1863 wading bird1868 the world > animals > birds > order Charadriiformes > [noun] > family Recurvirostridae > genus Himantopus (stilt) Himantopus1753 long-legged plover1766 stilt-plover1779 Longshanks1804 stilt1831 tilt1831 stilt-bird1835 stilt-shank1852 1835 R. Owen in Todd's Cycl. Anat. & Physiol. I. 287/2 The Stilt~bird and other Waders. 1870 P. Gillmore tr. L. Figuier Reptiles & Birds 294 The Stilt Birds..obtain their name from the excessive length of their legs. < as lemmas |
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