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sheathbill

/sheeth-bil/US // ˈʃiθˌbɪl //UK // (ˈʃiːθˌbɪl) //

牧羊人,鞘膜炎,鞘膜,牧羊犬

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : either of two white sea birds, Chionis alba or C. minor, of the colder parts of the Southern Hemisphere: so called from the horny sheath covering the base of the upper bill.

Examples

  • Here I found two pairs of the sheathbill (Chionis alba) a bird whose place in the system has puzzled ornithologists.