| 单词 |
Himantopus |
| 释义 |
‖ Hiˈmantopus Ornith. [L., a. Gr. ἱµαντόπους the stilt, f. ἱµάς, ἱµαντ-, thong, strap + πούς foot.] A genus of wading-birds; the stilts.
1753Chambers Cycl. Supp., Himantopus..the name of a water bird, very remarkable for the length and slenderness of its legs. 1789G. White Selborne ii. xlviii. (1853) 293 The flamingo..bears no manner of proportion to the himantopus. 1875Darwin in Life & Lett. (1887) II. 97 The Himantopus..is very variable in the length of its legs. |

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