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thornbill
/ ˈθɔːnˌbɪl /
noun
- any of various South American hummingbirds of the genera Chalcostigma, Ramphomicron, etc, having a thornlike bill
- Also calledthornbill warbler any of various Australasian wrens of the genus Acanthiza and related genera: family Muscicapidae
- any of various other birds with thornlike bills
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