noun
one of two genera of stilts; similar to avocets but with straight bills
• Syn: ↑genus Cladorhyncus
• Hypernyms: ↑bird genus
• Member Holonyms: ↑Charadrii, ↑suborder Charadrii
• Member Meronyms: ↑stilt, ↑Australian stilt, ↑banded stilt, ↑Cladorhyncus leucocephalum
Useful english dictionary. 2012.