steltkluut

Dutch

Himantopus himantopus

Etymology

Compound of stelt (stilt) + kluut (avocet).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈstɛlt.klyt/
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  • Hyphenation: stelt‧kluut

Noun

steltkluut m (plural steltkluten, diminutive steltkluutje n)

  1. The black-winged stilt, Himantopus himantopus.
  2. Any other stilt of the genera Himantopus and Cladorhynchus.

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