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wrybill

British  
/ ˈraɪˌbɪl /

noun

  1. a New Zealand plover, Anarhynchus frontalis, having its bill deflected to one side enabling it to search for food beneath stones

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The widely-spread plovers, Charadriidae, have two not less singular generic developments, Thinornis, and the extraordinary wrybill, Anarhynchus.

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