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Meanings of
himantopus
in English
Russian
ходулочники
Portuguese
himantopus
Spanish
himantopus
Catalan
himantopus
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Genus of birds.
stilt
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taxon
Russian
ходулочники
Catalan
himantopus
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Major one of two genera of stilts; similar to avocets but with straight bills.
genus Himantopus
Catalan
himantopus
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Usage of
himantopus
in English
1
The
Himantopus
,
remarkable from the wonderful length of its legs, is VERY variable in the length of its legs.
2
The kind of plover, which appears as if mounted on stilts
(
Himantopus
nigricollis), is here common in flocks of considerable size.
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Translations for
himantopus
Russian
ходулочники
Portuguese
himantopus
Spanish
himantopus
cigüenuela
ciguenuela
cigüeñuela
cigueñuela
Catalan
himantopus
genus himantopus