openbill

English

Etymology

open +‎ bill

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈəʊpn̩.bɪl/

Noun

openbill (plural openbills)

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.

Synonyms

openbill stork

Derived terms

Translations

bird of the genus Anastomus

Czech: zejozob m
Finnish: rakonokka
Polish: kleszczak (pl) m

Further reading

openbill on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Anastomus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Anastomus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

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