2 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: ivorybill \i"vo*ry*bill`\, Ivory-bill \I"vo*ry-bill`\([imac]"v[-o]*r[y^]*b[i^]l`), n. (Zool.) A large, handsome, black-and-white North American woodpecker ({Campephilus principalis}), having a large, sharp, ivory-colored beak. Its general color is glossy black, with white secondaries, and a white dorsal stripe. The male has a large, scarlet crest. It is now rare, and found only in the Gulf States and Cuba. Syn: ivory-billed woodpecker, Campephilus principalis. [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: ivorybill n : large black-and-white woodpecker of southern United States and Cuba having an ivory bill; nearly extinct [syn: {ivory-billed woodpecker}, {Campephilus principalis}]
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