Meaning Of The Word Sheathbill
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Sheathbill Meaning
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What's The Definition Of Sheathbill?
sheathbill in American English
any of a family (Chionidae) of white-plumed antarctic shorebirds distinguished by a horny, saddlelike sheath at the base of the upper bill noun: either of two white sea birds, Chionis alba or C. minor, of the colder parts of the Southern Hemisphere: so called from the horny sheath covering the base of the upper bill sheathbill in British English noun: either of two pigeon-like shore birds, Chionis alba or C. minor, of antarctic and subantarctic regions, constituting the family Chionididae: order Charadriiformes. They have a white plumage and a horny sheath at the base of the bill |
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