Sicklebill

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Noun

1
Any of several birds of paradise (Drepanornis spp., Epimachus spp.) and hummingbirds (Eutoxeres spp.) with a sickle-shaped bill.

Etymology

From sickle + bill.

Related phrases

black sicklebill black-billed sicklebill brown sicklebill buff-tailed sicklebill pale-billed sicklebill white-tipped sicklebull

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