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bentbill

bentbill noun: any of the tropical birds in the genus Oncostoma, found in Central and South America.

bentbill: any of the tropical birds in the genus Oncostoma, found in Central and South America
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Noun

bentbill (plural bentbills)

  1. Any of the tropical birds in the genus Oncostoma, found in Central and South America.

Forms of bentbill

pluralbentbills

Origin of bentbill

From bent + bill.

Questions about bentbill

What does bentbill mean?
Bentbill means any of the tropical birds in the genus Oncostoma, found in Central and South America.
What part of speech is bentbill?
Bentbill is a noun.
What is the plural of bentbill?
The plural of bentbill is bentbills.

Words near bentbill in the dictionary

  1. Bentalah
  2. bentaluron
  3. bentazepam
  4. bentazon
  5. bentazone
  6. bentbill
  7. bentbills
  8. bentch
  9. bentched
  10. bentches
  11. bentching

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