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Definition of Openbill
1. Noun. Stork with a grooved bill whose upper and lower parts touch only at the base and tip.
Definition of Openbill
1. n. 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.
Definition of Openbill
1. Noun. 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. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Medical Definition of Openbill
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Openbill
Literary usage of Openbill
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Thailand by Christopher Evans, Lindsey Evans (2006)
"... well known as a winter nesting ground of the Asian openbill stork, which
migrates from Northern India and Siberia. The barge then heads upriver on ..."
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