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Meaning of OPENBILL

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  stork with a grooved bill whose upper and lower parts touch only at the base and tip
 
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 See Also: Anastomus, genus Anastomus, stork

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\O"pen*bill`\, n. (Zo["o]l.)
A bird of the genus {Anastomus}, allied to the stork; -- so
called because the two parts of the bill touch only at the
base and tip. One species inhabits India, another Africa.
Called also {open-beak}. See Illust.
(m), under {Beak}.
 
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