单词 | stilt plover |
释义 | stilt plover (once / 1688473 pages) n WORD FAMILY stilt plover: stilt plovers USAGE EXAMPLESThese birds are of the plover family, and might with propriety be called the stilt plovers. Morley, Henry, The Natural History of Selborne, Vo...(2010) These birds are of the plover family, and might with propriety be called the stilt plovers. White, Gilbert, The Natural History of Selborne(2010) n long-legged three-toed black-and-white wading bird of inland ponds and marshes or brackish lagoons Syn|Hypo|Hyper Himantopus stilt, long-legs, longlegs, stilt, stiltbird 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 stiltstilt of Europe and Africa and Asia having mostly white plumage but with black wings Himantopus himantopus leucocephalus, white-headed stiltstilt of the southwest Pacific including Australia and New Zealand having mostly white plumage but with black wings and nape of neck Himantopus novae-zelandiae, kakiblackish stilt of New Zealand sometimes considered a color phase of the white-headed stilt limicoline bird, shore bird, shorebird any of numerous wading birds that frequent mostly seashores and estuaries |
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