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black skimmer
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noun
a black and white New World skimmer, Rynchops nigra, having a bill with a reddish-orange base.
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Origin of black skimmer
An Americanism dating back to 1805–15
Words nearby black skimmer
black shag, black shank, black sheep, Black Shirt, black site, black skimmer, blacksmith, blacksmithing, black smoker, blacksnake, black snakeroot
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