IVORYBILL

ivorybill, ivory-billed woodpecker, Campephilus principalis

(noun) large black-and-white woodpecker of southern United States and Cuba having an ivory bill; nearly extinct

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

ivorybill (plural ivorybills)

The ivory-billed woodpecker (Campephilus principalis).

Source: Wiktionary


I"vo*ry-bill`, n. (Zoöl.)

Definition: A large, handsome, North American woodpecker (Campephilus principalis), having a large, sharp, ivory-colored beak. Its general color is glossy black, with white secondaries, and a white dorsal stripe. The male has a large, scarlet crest. It is now rare, and found only in the Gulf States.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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