himantopus(n = noun.animal) genus himantopus - major one of two genera of stilts; similar to avocets but with straight bills;
is a kind of bird genus
is a member of charadrii, suborder charadrii

   one of two genera of stilts; they are similar to avocets but with straight bills. [WordNet 1.5]

genus himantopus, himantopus himantopus, himantopus himantopus leucocephalus, himantopus mexicanus, himantopus novae-zelandiae, himantopus stilt