Meanings
nounblack skimmer (plural black skimmers)
plural black skimmers
- A bird (Rynchops niger) native to the Americas.
Translations
Dutch zwarte schaarbek, Amerikaanse schaarbek
- zwarte schaarbekbird
- Amerikaanse schaarbekbird
Finnish amerikansaksinokka
- amerikansaksinokkabird
French bec-en-ciseaux noir
- bec-en-ciseaux noirbird
German Schwarzmantel-Scherenschnabel
- Schwarzmantel-Scherenschnabelbird
Polish brzytwodziób amerykański
- brzytwodziób amerykańskibird
Portuguese talha-mar
- talha-marbird
Russian чёрный водоре́з
- чёрный водоре́з (čórnyj vodoréz)bird
Spanish rayador americano
- rayador americanobird
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APA
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Chicago
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