sawbill

British

/ ˈsɔːˌbɪl /

noun

another name for merganser motmot
any of various hummingbirds of the genus Ramphodon

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Etymology

Origin of sawbill

C19: so called because of their serrated bills

Example Sentences

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Spic′ūlum, a spicule; Spike′bill, a merganser, a sawbill: the marbled godwit.—p.adj.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various

Of the duck family the following species are abundant here: the teal, the mallard, widgeon, pintail, canvasback, spoonbill, sawbill and woodduck.

From Memoirs of Orange Jacobs by Jacobs, Orange

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