sicklebill

noun

: any of various birds with a strongly curved bill: such as

a

: curlew

specifically : hen curlew

b

: any of several thrashers

especially : california thrasher

c

: a bird of paradise of the genus Drepanornis

d

: a saberbill of the genus Campylorhamphus

e

: any of several Hawaiian birds of the family Drepanididae and especially of the genus Drepanis

f

: a South and Central American hummingbird of the genus Eutoxeres

Word History

Etymology

sickle entry 3 + bill

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