ringbill

English

noun
Definitions
  • Aythya collaris, a diving duck of North America with a white band around the bill.

Etymology

Compound from English ring (surround, sound a bell, planetary rings) + 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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