The Clue
Cousin of an avocet (5 letter answer)
The Answer
STILT
Tags
Notes
The answer STILT is common and appears about once every 200 puzzles.
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Definition
STILT as a noun:
1. (pile, spile, piling, stilt) = a column of wood or steel or concrete that is driven into the ground to provide support for a structure
2. one of two stout poles with foot rests in the middle; used for walking high above the ground; "he was so tall I thought he was on stilts"
3. (stilt, Australian stilt) = long-legged three-toed wading bird of brackish marshes of Australia
4. (stilt, stiltbird, longlegs, long-legs, stilt plover, Himantopus stilt) = long-legged three-toed black-and-white wading bird of inland ponds and marshes or brackish lagoons