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Definition of black-winged stilt in English: black-winged stiltnoun Any of several slender, long-billed wading birds with black and white plumage and long, slender pink legs, now or formerly regarded as forms of the common stilt, Himantopus himantopus (family Recurvirostridae); specifically a bird of the typical form found in Eurasia and Africa.
Origin Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Prideaux John Selby (1788–1867), naturalist. Definition of black-winged stilt in US English: black-winged stiltnoun Any of several slender, long-billed wading birds with black and white plumage and long, slender pink legs, now or formerly regarded as forms of the common stilt, Himantopus himantopus (family Recurvirostridae); specifically a bird of the typical form found in Eurasia and Africa.
Origin Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Prideaux John Selby (1788–1867), naturalist. |