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spikebill

spikebill noun: a hooded merganser (Lophodytes cucullatus).

spikebill: a hooded merganser (Lophodytes cucullatus)
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Noun

spikebill (plural spikebills)

  1. (dated) A hooded merganser (Lophodytes cucullatus).
  2. (dated) A marbled godwit (Limosa fedoa).

Forms of spikebill

pluralspikebills

Origin of spikebill

From spike + bill.

Questions about spikebill

What does spikebill mean?
Spikebill means a hooded merganser (Lophodytes cucullatus).
What part of speech is spikebill?
Spikebill is a noun.
What is the plural of spikebill?
The plural of spikebill is spikebills.

Words near spikebill in the dictionary

  1. spike-in
  2. spike-ins
  3. spike-primrose
  4. spike-primroses
  5. spikeage
  6. spikebill
  7. spikebills
  8. spiked
  9. spiked a temp
  10. spiked a temperature
  11. spiked someone's guns

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