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spadebill

spadebill noun: any of the birds in the genus Platyrinchus.

Noun

spadebill (plural spadebills)

  1. Any of the birds in the genus Platyrinchus
    • Birds which tend to stick to the canopy are seldom seen without considerable neck pain; but there are several species which occupy a niche close to the forest floor and are just as infrequently encountered, such as the diminutive white-throated spadebill.2021 January 3, “Secret birds of Tobago”, in Trinidad and Tobago Newsday

Forms of spadebill

pluralspadebills

Words formed from spadebill

Questions about spadebill

What does spadebill mean?
Spadebill means any of the birds in the genus Platyrinchus.
What part of speech is spadebill?
Spadebill is a noun.
What is the plural of spadebill?
The plural of spadebill is spadebills.

Words near spadebill in the dictionary

  1. spade-worker
  2. spade-workers
  3. spadea
  4. spadeable
  5. spadeas
  6. spadebill
  7. spadebills
  8. spadebone
  9. spadebones
  10. spaded
  11. spadefeet

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