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Webster 1913 Edition


Sicklebill

Sic′kle-billˊ

,
Noun.
(Zool.)
(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.

Definition 2024


sicklebill

sicklebill

English

Noun

sicklebill (plural sicklebills)

  1. Any of several birds with a sickle-shaped bill