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recurvebill

recurvebill noun: a bird of the genus Syndactyla, native to Bolivia, Brazil and Peru.

recurvebill: a bird of the genus Syndactyla, native to Bolivia, Brazil and Peru
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Noun

recurvebill (plural recurvebills)

  1. A bird of the genus Syndactyla, native to Bolivia, Brazil and Peru.

Forms of recurvebill

pluralrecurvebills

Origin of recurvebill

From recurve + bill.

Questions about recurvebill

What does recurvebill mean?
Recurvebill means a bird of the genus Syndactyla, native to Bolivia, Brazil and Peru.
What part of speech is recurvebill?
Recurvebill is a noun.
What is the plural of recurvebill?
The plural of recurvebill is recurvebills.

Words near recurvebill in the dictionary

  1. recurve
  2. recurve bow
  3. recurve bows
  4. recurve-billed bushbird
  5. recurve-billed bushbirds
  6. recurvebill
  7. recurvebills
  8. recurved
  9. recurvedly
  10. recurves
  11. recurving

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