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hookbill

hookbill noun: any of various parrots with a hooked bill for climbing and for crushing nuts and seeds.

Noun

hookbill (plural hookbills)

  1. Any of various parrots with a hooked bill for climbing and for crushing nuts and seeds.

Forms of hookbill

pluralhookbills

Origin of hookbill

From hook + bill.

Questions about hookbill

What does hookbill mean?
Hookbill means any of various parrots with a hooked bill for climbing and for crushing nuts and seeds.
What part of speech is hookbill?
Hookbill is a noun.
What is the plural of hookbill?
The plural of hookbill is hookbills.

Words near hookbill in the dictionary

  1. hookahs
  2. hookaroon
  3. hookaroons
  4. hookas
  5. hookbait
  6. hookbill
  7. hookbills
  8. hooke
  9. Hooke's atom
  10. Hooke's atoms
  11. Hooke's gearing

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