yellowbill

English

noun
Definitions
  • Ceuthmochares aereus, an African cuckoo with a heavy yellow bill.

Etymology

Compound from English yellow (a colour like that of copper, yellow flag) + 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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