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Himantopus
noun
Hi·man·to·pus
\hə̇ˈmantəpəs\
Definition of Himantopus
: a genus of wading birds comprising the stilts
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Origin and Etymology of himantopus
New Latin, from Greek himantopous, a kind of water bird, from himant-, himas thong, strap + -o- + pous foot
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