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OPENBILL
OPENBILL
O "
pen
*
bill
`, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: A
bird
of
the
genus
Anastomus,
allied
to
the
stork;
--
so
called
because
the
two
parts
of
the
bill
touch
only
at
the
base
and
tip.
One
species
inhabits
India,
another
Africa.
Called
also
open-
beak.
See
Illust.
(m ),
under
Beak.