ivorybill

noun

ivo·​ry·​bill ˈī-v(ə-)rē-ˌbil How to pronounce ivorybill (audio)

Examples of ivorybill in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web For Meanley, the prince of Southern swamps was the Okefenokee, which contained up to twenty-five feet of peat deposits, and was once a haunt of the ivorybill. Annie Proulx, The New Yorker, 27 June 2022 It has not been seen since 1988 and is now presumed to have joined the passenger pigeon and the ivorybill. Annie Proulx, The New Yorker, 27 June 2022

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Word History

First Known Use

1787, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of ivorybill was in 1787

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“Ivorybill.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ivorybill. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

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