stilt
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- noun
- /stɪlt/
:
cigüeñuela
- The populations of two of these species, the Hawaiian stilt and the Hawaiian coot, are near their recovery goals and are stable or increasing in numbers (USFWS 2006, Reed JM et al. 2011), and 75% or more of their recovery actions have been achieved.
- Banded stilts
- Necked stilts
- Avocets and stilts
Wilt Chamberlain's big guy was nicknamed the Stilt.
- Wilt Chamberlain's big guy was nicknamed the Stilt.
Examples
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Wilt the Stilt.
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A half-hour before the bus pulled in, Stilts flipped through the rack and picked out a book.
Fiction book (2000) -
S-Stilts, sir ?
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Jonah was actually slightly taller than Benj, having grown like a stilt all winter.
Fiction book (1990) -
Why don't we just hire some clowns on stilts and bus in an elephant or two?
Fiction book (2000) -
It is there I photographed the two black-necked stilts mating.
Academic text (2010) -
In the past, however, one individual, maybe two, would appear on stilts accompanied by a little band which normally consisted of a fife, a bass drum, a snare drum, and a triangle.
Academic text (1999) -
Stilts and I were ready to go anyway, so while the cops were still in the back, we walked down the front steps, got in Stilts's car, and drove to the bus station, where we sat quietly at a little table behind a paperback rack, drank coffee, and occasionally murmured some small comment.
Fiction book (2000) -
Stilts and I were ready to go anyway, so while the cops were still in the back, we walked down the front steps, got in Stilts's car, and drove to the bus station, where we sat quietly at a little table behind a paperback rack, drank coffee, and occasionally murmured some small comment.
Fiction book (2000) -
The endangered Hawaiian stilt is known for its slender legs and long neck.
Synonyms
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A long-legged black-and-white bird that stands in shallow water to find food
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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 group of long-legged wading birds called stilts
Compounds
A long-legged wading bird with black head and neck that lives in American marshes
A bird with long legs that wades in shallow water and has a white body with black wings
- Australian
A long-legged bird with long pink legs and black-and-white feathers that lives in Australian marshes
- Specialized
A long-legged black and white bird that wades in shallow ponds and marshes
- Australian
A long-legged black and white bird that walks in shallow water in ponds or marshes
- Australian
A tall wading bird with long thin legs, a white head, and black wings
How Long-Legged
Surface Forms
Etymology
Stilt comes from an old Germanic word meaning 'post' or 'stick'. The bird is called a stilt because its very long, thin legs look like posts that let it wade above the water.