Himantopus

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Himantopus \Himantopus\ n.
     one of two genera of stilts; they are similar to avocets but
     with straight bills.
  
     Syn: genus {Himantopus}.
          [WordNet 1.5]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Himantopus
       n : major one of two genera of stilts; similar to avocets but
           with straight bills [syn: {genus Himantopus}]