sicklebill

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noun

Any of several birds of paradise (Drepanornis spp., Epimachus spp.) and hummingbirds (Eutoxeres spp.) with a sickle-shaped bill.

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Meanings

nounsicklebill (plural sicklebills)

plural sicklebills

  1. Any of several birds of paradise (Drepanornis spp., Epimachus spp.) and hummingbirds (Eutoxeres spp.) with a sickle-shaped bill.

Origin

From sickle + bill.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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