redbill
/ˈrɛdbɪl/noun
1Chiefly Australian and NZ. Any of several birds having a red bill; specifically (a) an oystercatcher (genus Haematopus); (b) the purple swamphen, Porphyrio porphyrio.
2 South African. The common waxbill, Estrilda astrild. Compare red-beak, rooibekkie. Now rare.
Origin
Mid 18th century; earliest use found in George Robertson (?1750–1832), writer on agriculture and topographer. From red + bill.
- acanthocephalan
- acanthocephalid
- acanthocephalous
- acanthocladous
- acanthocyte
- acanthocytosis
- acanthodian
- acanthopterygian
- Acanthopterygii
- acanthosis
- acanthosis nigricans
- acanthus
- acanthus leaf
- acapnia
- a cappella
- acapsular
- Acapulco
- acara
- acardia
- acardiac
- a card up one's sleeve
- Acari
- acarian
- acariasis
- acaricidal