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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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