STILTBIRDS Synonyms
There are 3 hypernyms of the word stiltbirds. (close relations)
Definition of STILTBIRDS
Best Alternative Words for STILTBIRDS
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cranes | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • lifts and moves heavy objects; lifting tackle is suspended from a pivoted boom that rotates around a vertical axis • United States writer (1871-1900) • large long-necked wading bird of marshes and plains in many parts of the world • United States poet (1899-1932) • a small constellation in the Southern Hemisphere near Phoenix verb • stretch (the neck) so as to see better | ||||||||
egrets | nounn | |||||||
noun • any of various usually white herons having long plumes during breeding season | ||||||||
herons | nounn | |||||||
noun • grey or white wading bird with long neck and long legs and (usually) long bill • Greek mathematician and inventor who devised a way to determine the area of a triangle and who described various mechanical devices (first century) | ||||||||
long-legs | adjectiveadj | |||||||
noun • long-legged three-toed black-and-white wading bird of inland ponds and marshes or brackish lagoons | ||||||||
longlegs | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • long-legged three-toed black-and-white wading bird of inland ponds and marshes or brackish lagoons | ||||||||
stilt | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a column of wood or steel or concrete that is driven into the ground to provide support for a structure • one of two stout poles with foot rests in the middle; used for walking high above the ground • long-legged three-toed wading bird of brackish marshes of Australia • long-legged three-toed black-and-white wading bird of inland ponds and marshes or brackish lagoons | ||||||||
himantopus stilt | ||||||||
noun • long-legged three-toed black-and-white wading bird of inland ponds and marshes or brackish lagoons | ||||||||
stilt plover | nounn | |||||||
noun • long-legged three-toed black-and-white wading bird of inland ponds and marshes or brackish lagoons |