SICKLEBILL

Etymology

Noun

sicklebill (plural sicklebills)

Any of several birds with a sickle-shaped bill

Source: Wiktionary


Sic"kle*bill`, n. (Zoöl.) (a) Any one of three species of humming birds of the genus Eutoxeres, native of Central and South America. They have a long and strongly curved bill. Called also the sickle-billed hummer. (b) A curlew. (c) A bird of the genus Epimachus and allied genera.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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