SHEATHBILL


Meaning of SHEATHBILL in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈshēth-ˌbil ]

noun

Date: circa 1781

: either of two white shorebirds ( Chionis alba and C. minor of the family Chionididae) of colder parts of the southern hemisphere that have a horny sheath over the base of the upper mandible and suggest the pigeons in general appearance

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