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spinebill

spinebill noun: either of the Australian birds of the genus Acanthorhynchus, types of honeyeaters.

Noun

spinebill (plural spinebills)

  1. Either of the Australian birds of the genus Acanthorhynchus, types of honeyeaters.

Forms of spinebill

pluralspinebills
alternative formspine-bill

Origin of spinebill

From spine + bill, possibly as a calque of translingual Acanthorhynchus, which was coined at around the same time.

Phrases with spinebill

Questions about spinebill

What does spinebill mean?
Spinebill means either of the Australian birds of the genus Acanthorhynchus, types of honeyeaters.
What part of speech is spinebill?
Spinebill is a noun.
What is the plural of spinebill?
The plural of spinebill is spinebills.

Words near spinebill in the dictionary

  1. spine-tingler
  2. spine-tinglers
  3. spine-tingling
  4. spineback
  5. spinebacks
  6. spinebill
  7. spinebills
  8. spineboard
  9. spineboards
  10. spinebuster
  11. spinebusters

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