Definitions for openbill
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1. openbillnoun

   stork with a grooved bill whose upper and lower parts touch only at the base and tip

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1. openbillnoun

   Either of two species of bird in the genus Anastomus of the stork family Ciconiidae, with a distinctive gap between the mandibles of the closed bill.

2. Etymology: From open + bill

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1. openbill

   The openbill storks or openbills are two species of stork (family Ciconiidae) in the genus Anastomus. They are large wading birds characterized by large bills, the mandibles of which do not meet except at the tip. This feature develops only in the adults. Both species feed predominantly on molluscs. The roof of the upper bill is fringed with plate-like structures ("lamellae") in the African openbill, but these are absent in the Asian openbill.The genus Anastomus was erected by the French naturalist Pierre Bonnaterre in 1791. The type species was subsequently designated as the Asian openbill (Anastomus oscitans). The name Anastomus is from the Ancient Greek αναστομοω anastomoō meaning "to furnish with a mouth" or "with mouth wide-opened".There are two species of openbilled storks:

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1. openbill

   An openbill is a type of large wading bird, belonging to the family Ciconiidae. The two species of openbills – the Asian Openbill and the African Openbill – are named for the distinctive gap that forms in their beak when closed, which is used for feeding on specific types of mollusks. They are often found near bodies of water in tropical regions.

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How to pronounce openbill?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

   British

   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

   Australian

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   Indian

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of openbill in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of openbill in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=openbill
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Openbill
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Openbill
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Usage in printed sources
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