CROOKBILL

Crook"bill` ( -bl`), n. (Zoöl)

Definition: A New Zealand plover (Anarhynchus frontalis), remarkable for having the end of the beak abruptly bent to the right.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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20 January 2025

CHELICERA

(noun) either of the first pair of fang-like appendages near the mouth of an arachnid; often modified for grasping and piercing


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