\Tooth"bill`\, n. (Zo["o]l.)
A peculiar fruit-eating ground pigeon ({Didunculus
strigiostris}) native of the Samoan Islands, and noted for
its resemblance, in several characteristics, to the extinct
dodo. Its beak is stout and strongly hooked, and the mandible
has two or three strong teeth toward the end. Its color is
chocolate red. Called also {toothbilled pigeon}, and
{manu-mea}.