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.

Nearby words

saddle someone with, saddle sore, saddle stitch, saddle stitching, saddle-backed, saddlebill, saddle-sore, saddle-stitch, saddle-tree, saddleback, saddleback caterpillar

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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