SHEATHBILL


Meaning of SHEATHBILL in English

/sheeth"bil'/ , n.

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.

[ 1775-85; SHEATH + BILL 2 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .