Webster's 1913 Dictionary
THORNBILL
THORNBILL Thorn "bill `, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Any one of several species of small, brilliantly colored American birds of the genus Rhamphomicron. They have a long, slender, sharp bill, and feed upon honey, insects, and the juice of the sugar cane.
New American Oxford Dictionary
thornbill
thorn |bill |ˈθɔːnbɪl | ▶noun 1 a small Australian warbler with drab plumage and a pointed bill. ●Genus Acanthiza, family Acanthizidae: several species. 2 a tropical American hummingbird with a short, sharply pointed bill. ●Family Trochilidae: three genera, in particular Chalcostigma, and several species.
Oxford Dictionary
thornbill
thorn |bill |ˈθɔːnbɪl | ▶noun 1 a small Australian warbler with drab plumage and a pointed bill. ●Genus Acanthiza, family Acanthizidae: several species. 2 a tropical American hummingbird with a short, sharply pointed bill. ●Family Trochilidae: three genera, in particular Chalcostigma, and several species.
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