himantopus himantopus

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   stilt of Europe and Africa and Asia having mostly white plumage but with black wings

   Synonymsblack-winged stilt

   Broaderstilt

   Part ofHimantopus

Questions about himantopus himantopus

What does himantopus himantopus mean?

himantopus himantopus means "stilt of Europe and Africa and Asia having mostly white plumage but with black wings".

What is another word for himantopus himantopus?

Close synonyms include black-winged stilt. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is himantopus himantopus a common word?

himantopus himantopus is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.