sheathbill
[ sheeth-bil ]
/ ˈʃiθˌbɪl /
noun
Words nearby sheathbill
sheatfish,
sheath,
sheath knife,
sheath of eyeball,
sheath of schwann,
sheathbill,
sheathe,
sheathing,
sheave,
sheaves,
sheba
Example sentences from the Web for sheathbill
Here I found two pairs of the sheathbill (Chionis alba) a bird whose place in the system has puzzled ornithologists.
Voyage Of H.M.S. Rattlesnake, Vol. 2 (of 2) |John MacGillivray
British Dictionary definitions for sheathbill
sheathbill
/ (ˈʃiːθˌbɪl) /
noun
either of two pigeon-like shore birds, Chionis alba or C. minor, of antarctic and subantarctic regions, constituting the family Chionididae: order Charadriiformes. They have a white plumage and a horny sheath at the base of the bill