stiltlike

adj

stiltlike

adj

Etymology From stilt + -like.

1

Resembling or characteristic of a stilt.

In flight, their long necks and stiltlike legs are stretched out in line with the body to their full extent, moving strongly, with slowly beating wings, but not swiftly[…]1926, Arthur Cleveland Bent, Life Histories of North American Marsh Birds, page 226:

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