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Openbill

O′pen-billˊ

,
Noun.
(Zool.)
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
.

Definition 2024


openbill

openbill

English

Noun

openbill (plural openbills)

  1. Either of two species of bird in the genus Anastomus of the stork family Ciconiidae, with a distinctive gap between the mandibles of the closed bill.

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