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sicklebill

American

[sik-uhl-bil] / ˈsɪk əlˌbɪl /

noun

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

sicklebill British

/ ˈsɪkəlˌbɪl /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of sicklebill

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

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