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Noun: black-necked stilt
  1. Stilt of southwestern United States to northern South America having black plumage extending from the head down the back of the neck
    "Black-necked stilts wade gracefully through shallow lagoons";
    - Himantopus mexicanus

Derived forms: black-necked stilts

Type of: Himantopus stilt, longlegs, long-legs, stilt, stilt plover, stiltbird

Part of: genus Himantopus, Himantopus

Encyclopedia: Black-necked stilt