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Openbill

Openbill Meaning & Definition
Openbill Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Openbill?

[n] stork with a grooved bill whose upper and lower parts touch only at the base and tip

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See Also | Anastomus | genus Anastomus | stork

Openbill In Webster's Dictionary

\O"pen*bill`\, n. (Zo["o]l.) 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}.

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