hard-bill

noun

A bird species which has a hard, strong bill, to feed (mainly) on seeds and/or nuts

“As the ultimate hard-bills, woodpeckers even use their steel-hard bill to drill homes in solid trees”

Similar
seedeater
Opposite
soft-bill
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Meanings

nounhard-bill (plural hard-bills)

plural hard-bills

  1. A bird species which has a hard, strong bill, to feed (mainly) on seeds and/or nuts

    As the ultimate hard-bills, woodpeckers even use their steel-hard bill to drill homes in solid trees

    Synonyms: seedeater

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA bird species which has a hard, strong bill, to feed (mainly) on seeds and/or nuts

Similar
seedeater
Opposite
soft-bill
Also see
seedeater
Cite this entry
APA

hard-bill. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hard-bill

MLA

“hard-bill.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hard-bill. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hard-bill,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hard-bill.

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