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soft-bill

American

[sawft-bil, soft-] / ˈsɔftˌbɪl, ˈsɒft- /

noun

any of numerous birds, as thrushes or tanagers, having relatively weak bills suited for eating insects, soft-bodied animals, and fruit rather than hard seeds.

First recorded in 1955–60

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