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swordbill

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sword⋅bill

[sawrd-bil, sohrd-]
–noun
a South American hummingbird, Ensifera ensifera, having a slender bill that is longer than its body.

Origin:
1860–65; sword + bill 2
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sword·bill   (sôrd'bĭl')   
n.  A hummingbird (Ensifera ensifera) of South America, having a slender bill that is longer than the head and body combined.
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