long-legs
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9.5
- noun
:
ave de patas largas
- Often spotted near ponds, the long-legs of this bird help it navigate the wetland terrain.
Examples
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A beautiful bird with long legs and luscious feathers.
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And I never squish daddy-long-legs.
Blog text (30) -
♪ How many legs has daddy long-legs got?
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I'm good with daddy-long-legs.
Blog text (30) -
Bill watched her trot back into the building, all long legs and angry buttocks, and after a decent interval began to search the bushes.
Fiction book (1996) -
A speckled snake-eater bird darted across their path, its long legs running smoothly and a partially devoured lizard hanging from its beak.
Fiction book (1995) -
The long-legs bird gracefully waded through the shallow waters of the marsh.
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With its long-legs and striking black-and-white plumage, the bird stood out in the lagoon.
Synonyms
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6.9
A long-legged bird that wades in shallow water like marshes or lagoons
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9.6
A long-legged black-and-white bird that stands in shallow water to find food
A long-legged black and white bird that wades in shallow ponds and marshes
A long-legged bird that wades in shallow water and has three toes
A long-legged black and white bird that walks in shallow water in ponds or marshes
A long-legged bird with long pink legs and black-and-white feathers that lives in Australian marshes
A bird with long legs that wades in shallow water and has a white body with black wings
A long-legged wading bird with black head and neck that lives in American marshes
A wading bird in Australia with webbed feet and a reddish chest band
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Long-legs is made from the words long and legs, literally meaning 'long legs'. That's why the name suits the black-and-white wading bird: its long legs help it walk and look for food in shallow ponds and marshes.