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sicklebill

sicklebill noun: any of several birds of paradise (Drepanornis spp., Epimachus spp.) and hummingbirds (Eutoxeres spp.) with a sickle-shaped bill.

Noun

sicklebill (plural sicklebills)

  1. Any of several birds of paradise (Drepanornis spp., Epimachus spp.) and hummingbirds (Eutoxeres spp.) with a sickle-shaped bill.

Forms of sicklebill

pluralsicklebills

Origin of sicklebill

From sickle + bill.

Words formed from sicklebill

  • black-billed sicklebill
  • black sicklebill
  • brown sicklebill
  • buff-tailed sicklebill
  • pale-billed sicklebill
  • white-tipped sicklebull

Questions about sicklebill

What does sicklebill mean?
Sicklebill means any of several birds of paradise (Drepanornis spp., Epimachus spp.) and hummingbirds (Eutoxeres spp.) with a sickle-shaped bill.
What part of speech is sicklebill?
Sicklebill is a noun.
What is the plural of sicklebill?
The plural of sicklebill is sicklebills.

Words near sicklebill in the dictionary

  1. sickle-billed vanga
  2. sickle-billed vangas
  3. sickle-cell anaemia
  4. sickle-cell anemia
  5. sickle-cell disease
  6. sicklebill
  7. sicklebills
  8. sicklebird
  9. sicklebirds
  10. sicklebush
  11. sicklebushes

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