Thesaurus: openbill
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…
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- 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. (m), under Beak.
- n. stork with a grooved bill whose upper and lower parts touch only at the base and tip
- 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.
- A bird of the genus Anastomus, allied to the stork; -- socalled because the two parts of the bill touch only at the base andtip. One species inhabits India, another Africa. Called also open-beak. See Illust. (m), under Beak.