stilt vs black-necked stilt

black-necked stilt vs stilt

stilt and black-necked stilt both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
stilt	Yes	No	No	No
black-necked stilt	Yes	No	No	No

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

stilt: long-legged three-toed black-and-white wading bird of inland ponds and marshes or brackish lagoons
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

Other hyponyms of stilt include Himantopus mexicanus, black-winged stilt, Himantopus himantopus, Himantopus himantopus leucocephalus, white-headed stilt, Himantopus novae-zelandiae, kaki.

stilt (noun)	black-necked stilt (noun)
long-legged three-toed black-and-white wading bird of inland ponds and marshes or brackish lagoons	stilt of southwestern United States to northern South America having black plumage extending from the head down the back of the neck
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 stilt and black-necked stilt

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