saddlebill
/ (ˈsædəlˌbɪl) /
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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
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Word Origin for saddlebill
C19 (as saddle-bill stork): so called because of the appearance of its bill
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