OPENBILL

openbill

(noun) stork with a grooved bill whose upper and lower parts touch only at the base and tip

Source: WordNet® 3.1


O"pen*bill`, n. (Zoöl.)

Definition: 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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