单词 | longlegs |
释义 | longlegs (once / 24779 pages) n WORD FAMILY longlegs USAGE EXAMPLESHe lured assassin bugs into the simulated webs using daddy longlegs as decoys. National Geographic(Oct 27, 2016) At the end of day one, I noticed a daddy longlegs struggling on the carpet but heading toward the door. The Guardian(Mar 31, 2016) Maj Seagrim - also the son of a Norfolk clergyman - was nicknamed Grandfather Longlegs by the Karen for his lanky physique. BBC(Jan 30, 2016) n long-legged three-toed black-and-white wading bird of inland ponds and marshes or brackish lagoons Syn|Hypo|Hyper Himantopus stilt, long-legs, stilt, stilt plover, stiltbird Himantopus mexicanus, black-necked stilt stilt of southwestern United States to northern South America having black plumage extending from the head down the back of the neck Himantopus himantopus, black-winged stiltstilt of Europe and Africa and Asia having mostly white plumage but with black wings Himantopus himantopus leucocephalus, white-headed stiltstilt of the southwest Pacific including Australia and New Zealand having mostly white plumage but with black wings and nape of neck Himantopus novae-zelandiae, kakiblackish stilt of New Zealand sometimes considered a color phase of the white-headed stilt limicoline bird, shore bird, shorebird any of numerous wading birds that frequent mostly seashores and estuaries |
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