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saddlebill

/ ˈsædəlˌbɪl /

noun

  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 base Also calledjabiru


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Origin of saddlebill1

C19 (as saddle-bill stork ): so called because of the appearance of its bill

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saddlebagsaddle-billed stork