WRYBILL

Etymology

Noun

wrybill (plural wrybills)

Anarhynchus frontalis, a species of small bird in the plover family Charadriidae, unique in having a beak that is bent sideways, endemic to New Zealand.

Synonyms

• ngutuparore

Source: Wiktionary


Wry"bill`, n. (Zoöl.)

Definition: See Crookbill.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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