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H candidus
Stilt Stilt, n. [OE. stilte; akin to Dan. stylte, Sw. stylta, LG. & D. stelt, OHG. stelza, G. stelze, and perh. to E. stout.] 1. A pole, or piece of wood, constructed with a step or loop to raise the foot above the ground in walking. It is sometimes lashed to the leg, and sometimes prolonged upward so as to be steadied by the hand or arm. Ambition is but avarice on stilts, and masked. --Landor. 2. A crutch; also, the handle of a plow. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell. 3. (Zo["o]l.) Any species of limicoline birds belonging to Himantopus and allied genera, in which the legs are remarkably long and slender. Called also longshanks, stiltbird, stilt plover, and lawyer. Note: The American species (Himantopus Mexicanus) is well known. The European and Asiatic stilt (H. candidus) is usually white, except the wings and interscapulars, which are greenish black. The white-headed stilt (H. leucocephalus) and the banded stilt (Cladorhynchus pectoralis) are found in Australia. Stilt plover (Zo["o]l.), the stilt. Stilt sandpiper (Zo["o]l.), an American sandpiper (Micropalama himantopus) having long legs. The bill is somewhat expanded at the tip.

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- Look up Candidus in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Candidus may refer to: Tiberius Claudius Candidus, Roman general who fought against Emperor Pescennius...
- Bungarus candidus, commonly known as the Malayan krait or blue krait, is a highly venomous species of snake. The blue krait is a member of the genus Bungarus...
- including: A. candidus subsp. tjibodensis, A. candidus var. amylolyticus, A. candidus var. candidus, A. candidus var. densior, and A. candidus var. tenuissima...
- were named Saint Candidus, Saint Innocent, Saint Exsuperius, Saint Victor, and Saint Constantine, all these were captains." Candidus is called Maurice's...
- Candidus (fl. c. AD 196) was a Christian theologian of the late 2nd century. In Jerome's De viris illustribus, he writes that Candidus lived during the...
- The silky sifaka (Propithecus candidus) is a large lemur characterized by long, silky, white fur. It has a very restricted range in northeastern Madagascar...
- of Marine Species - Spondylus candidus Lamarck, 1819". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2022-12-17. "Spondylus candidus Lamarck 1819 - Encyclopedia of...
- candidus is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Puebla, Mexico. Wikispecies has information related to Apolychrosis candidus....
- Candidus Isaurus (fl. 491) was an Eastern Roman historian. His work, written in Gr****, is known only from fragments. Candidus was probably born in the...
- later writers called him "Hugo Candidus", "candidus" having a similar meaning to "albus". John Leland translated "Candidus" as if it were a surname, calling...