shorebird vs stilt

stilt vs shorebird

shorebird and stilt both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
shorebird	Yes	No	No	No
stilt	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, stilt is a hyponym of shorebird; that is, stilt is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than shorebird:

shorebird: any of numerous wading birds that frequent mostly seashores and estuaries
stilt: long-legged three-toed black-and-white wading bird of inland ponds and marshes or brackish lagoons

Other hyponyms of shorebird include plover, sandpiper, Aphriza virgata, surfbird, woodcock, snipe, curlew, godwit, Himantopus stilt, long-legs, longlegs, stilt plover, stiltbird, Australian stilt, avocet, oyster catcher, oystercatcher, phalarope, glareole, pratincole, courser, Burhinus oedicnemus, stone curlew, thick-knee.

shorebird (noun)	stilt (noun)
any of numerous wading birds that frequent mostly seashores and estuaries	long-legged three-toed black-and-white wading bird of inland ponds and marshes or brackish lagoons
	long-legged three-toed wading bird of brackish marshes of Australia
	one of two stout poles with foot rests in the middle; used for walking high above the ground
	a column of wood or steel or concrete that is driven into the ground to provide support for a structure

Difference between shorebird and stilt

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