Openbill

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Openbill \O"pen*bill`\, n. (Zool.)
     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}.


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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  openbill
       n : stork with a grooved bill whose upper and lower parts touch
           only at the base and tip