saddle-billed stork
[ sad-l-bild ]
/ ˈsæd lˌbɪld /
noun
a large stork, Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis, of West Africa, having a white and black body and a long, red and black bill.
Words nearby saddle-billed stork
saddle someone with, saddle sore, saddle stitch, saddle stitching, saddle-backed, saddle-billed stork, saddle-sore, saddle-stitch, saddleback, saddleback caterpillar, saddlebag
Also called sad·dle·bill.
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British Dictionary definitions for saddlebill
saddlebill
/ (ˈsædəlˌbɪl) /
noun
a large black-and-white stork, Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis, of tropical Africa, having a heavy red bill with a black band around the middle and a yellow patch at the baseAlso called: jabiru
Word Origin for saddlebill
C19 (as saddle-bill stork): so called because of the appearance of its bill
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