Definition of Banded stilt

1. Noun. Web-footed Australian stilt with reddish-brown pectoral markings.

Exact synonyms: Cladorhyncus Leucocephalum
Group relationships: Cladorhyncus, Genus Cladorhyncus
Generic synonyms: Australian Stilt, Stilt

Lexicographical Neighbors of Banded Stilt

banded
banded adder
banded anteater
banded anteaters
banded gecko
banded krait
banded mongoose
banded mongooses
banded palm civet
banded penguin
banded penguins
banded purple
banded rattlesnake
banded rudderfish
banded sand snake
banded stilt (current term)
banded water snake
bandelet
bandelets
bandelette
bander
banderilla
banderillas
banderillero
banderilleros
banderol
banderole
banderoles
banderols
banders

Literary usage of Banded stilt

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Austral English: A Dictionary of Australasian Words, Phrases, and Usages by Edward Ellis Morris (1898)
"... Stilt) is also present in Australia, and the world-wide species, H. pectoralis, Du Bus. (the banded stilt], is found through all Australasia. ..."

2. Report of Meeting by ANZAAS, ANZAAS. (1894)
"... in company with other waterfowl, the banded stilt, which can be detected amongst the whirr of wings and voices of the other birds by its puppy-like ..."

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