openbill

English

/ˈəʊpn̩.bɪl/

noun
Definitions
  • Either of two species of bird in the genus Anastomus of the stork family Ciconiidae, with a distinctive gap between the mandibles of the closed bill.

Etymology

Compound from English open + English bill (note of charges for goods, the point of beyond the fluke, sheet of paper, cutting instrument, list).

Origin

English

bill

Gloss

note of charges for goods, the point of beyond the fluke, sheet of paper, cutting instrument, list

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