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sicklebill
[
sik
-
uh
l-bil]
/ˈsɪk əlˌbɪl/
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noun
1.
any of various birds having a long, curved
bill
, as the long-billed curlew or curve-billed thrasher.
Origin of
sicklebill
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1870-1875
An Americanism dating back to
1870-75;
sickle
+
bill
2
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British Dictionary definitions for
sicklebill
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sicklebill
/
ˈsɪk
ə
lˌbɪl
/
noun
1.
any of various birds having a markedly curved bill, such as
Falculea palliata,
a Madagascan bird of the family
Vangidae, Hemignathus procerus,
a Hawaiian honey creeper, and certain hummingbirds and birds of paradise
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
© William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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