sicklebill

sick·le·bill

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [sik-uh l-bil]
- /ˈsɪk əlˌbɪl/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [sik-uh l-bil]
- /ˈsɪk əlˌbɪl/

Definitions of sicklebill word

noun sicklebill any of various birds having a long, curved bill, as the long-billed curlew or curve-billed thrasher. 1
noun sicklebill any of various birds having a markedly curved bill, such as Falculea palliata, a Madagascan bird of the family Vangidae, Hemignathus procerus, a Hawaiian honey creeper, and certain hummingbirds and birds of paradise 0
noun sicklebill any bird with a sharply curved bill resembling a sickle, as a curlew or thrasher 0

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Origin of sicklebill

First appearance:

before 1870

One of the 26% newest English words

An Americanism dating back to 1870-75; sickle + bill2

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Parts of speech for Sicklebill

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sicklebill popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 36% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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