Australian stilt


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Noun1.Australian stilt - long-legged three-toed wading bird of brackish marshes of AustraliaAustralian stilt - long-legged three-toed wading bird of brackish marshes of Australia
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limicoline bird, shore bird, shorebird - any of numerous wading birds that frequent mostly seashores and estuaries
Cladorhyncus, genus Cladorhyncus - one of two genera of stilts; similar to avocets but with straight bills
banded stilt, Cladorhyncus leucocephalum - web-footed Australian stilt with reddish-brown pectoral markings
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