Definition of Openbill. Meaning of Openbill. Synonyms of Openbill

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Definition of Openbill

Openbill
Openbill O"pen*bill`, n. (Zo["o]l.) A bird of the genus Anastomus, allied to the stork; -- so called because the two parts of the bill touch only at the base and tip. One species inhabits India, another Africa. Called also open-beak. See Illust. (m), under Beak.

Meaning of Openbill from wikipedia

- The Asian openbill or Asian openbill stork (Anastomus oscitans) is a large wading bird in the stork family Ciconiidae. This distinctive stork is found...
- The African openbill (Anastomus lamelligerus) is a species of stork from the family Ciconiidae. It is widely distributed in Sub-Saharan Africa and western...
- The openbill storks or openbills are two species of stork (family Ciconiidae) in the genus Anastomus. They are large wading birds characterized by large...
- two openbills (Anastomus), which as their name suggests, is open in the middle when their bill is closed. These bills have evolved to help openbills feed...
- different common names: two species in the genus Anastomus are known as openbills, two from the genus Leptoptilos are called adjutants, and three species...
- a jaw with teeth only at the tips, with bent jaws like those of living openbill storks that may have been used to hold and crush hard invertebrates. The...
- Murthyraju tank 8 km from Nidamarru East Chodavaram: 25 km from Eluru where openbill storks nest in colonies from July to December. The sanctuary is approachable...
- pied kingfisher, white-breasted kingfisher, collared scops-owl, Asian openbill stork, brown boobook, slaty-breasted rail, white-breasted waterhen, purple...
- notable aspect of the sanctuary is the large number of purple moorhen and openbill storks during February and March. The Udayamarthandapuram Bird Sanctuary...
- black-crowned night, grey, purple and striated herons), Indian cormorants, openbill storks, Oriental white ibis, pheasant-tailed jacana, sarus cranes, spotted...