sicklebill

[ sik-uhl-bil ]

noun

1. any of various birds having a long, curved bill, as the long-billed curlew or curve-billed thrasher.

sicklebill

/ ˈsɪkəlˌbɪl /

noun

1. any of various birds having a markedly curved bill, such as Falculea palliata, a Madagascan bird of the family Vangidae, Hemignathus procerus, a Hawaiian honey creeper, and certain hummingbirds and birds of paradise

Word History and Origins

Origin of sicklebill¹

An Americanism dating back to 1870–75; sickle + bill ²