sicklebill

[sik-uh l-bil] /ˈsɪk əlˌbɪl/

Word Origin

noun

any of various birds having a long, curved bill, as the long-billed curlew or curve-billed thrasher.

Origin of sicklebill

1870-1875

An Americanism dating back to 1870-75; sickle + bill²

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British Dictionary definitions for sicklebill

sicklebill

/ˈsɪkəlˌbɪl/

noun

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

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