saddlebill

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈsædəlˌbɪl/


Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
saddlebill /ˈsædəlˌbɪl/ n
  1. a large black-and-white stork, Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis, of tropical Africa, having a heavy red bill with a black band around the middle and a yellow patch at the baseAlso called: jabiru
Etymology: 19th Century (as saddle-bill stork): so called because of the appearance of its bill
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