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channelbill

American

[chan-l-bil] / ˈtʃæn lˌbɪl /

noun

a large, gray Australian cuckoo, Scythrops novaehollandiae, with a grooved bill.

Etymology

Origin of channelbill

channel ¹ + bill ²

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