openbilln.

Brit.

/ˈəʊp(ə)nbɪl/, U.S.

/ˈoʊp(ə)nˌbɪl/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: open adj., bill n.²

Etymology: < open adj. + bill n.² Compare slightly later open-beak n.

Either of two snail-eating storks of the genus Anastomus, A. lamelligerus of Africa and A. oscitans of Asia, which have mandibles that only meet at the tips, leaving a wide gap in the middle of the closed bill. Also openbill stork.

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openbill1837

open-beak1838

shell-eater1869

gaper1871

shell-ibis1894

snail-eater1894

clapper-bill1906

1837 W. Swainson On Nat. Hist. & Classif. Birds II. 174 The tufted umbre..is obviously allied to the open-bills (Anastomus, Ill.), a singular form, remarkable for a thick and very powerful bill gaping in the middle.

1894 A. Newton et al. Dict. Birds: Pt. III iii. 655 Open-bill (French Bec-ouvert), one of the names given to birds of the genus Anastomus.

1956 G. Durrell Drunken Forest vi. 109 An openbill stork, lank and dark.

1975 B. F. King & E. C. Dickenson Field Guide Birds of South-east Asia 51 Asian Openbill Anastomus oscitans... Adult: open space between mandibles diagnostic.

1992 New Scientist 5 Dec. 43/3 The world's largest colony of the Asian Openbill Stork is in the temple grounds at Wat Phai Lom.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	openbill
释义	openbilln. Brit. /ˈəʊp(ə)nbɪl/, U.S. /ˈoʊp(ə)nˌbɪl/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: open adj., bill n.² Etymology: < open adj. + bill n.² Compare slightly later open-beak n. Either of two snail-eating storks of the genus Anastomus, A. lamelligerus of Africa and A. oscitans of Asia, which have mandibles that only meet at the tips, leaving a wide gap in the middle of the closed bill. Also openbill stork. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > freshwater birds > order Ciconiiformes (storks, etc.) > [noun] > family Ciconiidae (stork) > genus Anastomus (open-bill) openbill1837 open-beak1838 shell-eater1869 gaper1871 shell-ibis1894 snail-eater1894 clapper-bill1906 1837 W. Swainson On Nat. Hist. & Classif. Birds II. 174 The tufted umbre..is obviously allied to the open-bills (Anastomus, Ill.), a singular form, remarkable for a thick and very powerful bill gaping in the middle. 1894 A. Newton et al. Dict. Birds: Pt. III iii. 655 Open-bill (French Bec-ouvert), one of the names given to birds of the genus Anastomus. 1956 G. Durrell Drunken Forest vi. 109 An openbill stork, lank and dark. 1975 B. F. King & E. C. Dickenson Field Guide Birds of South-east Asia 51 Asian Openbill Anastomus oscitans... Adult: open space between mandibles diagnostic. 1992 New Scientist 5 Dec. 43/3 The world's largest colony of the Asian Openbill Stork is in the temple grounds at Wat Phai Lom. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1837
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