channelbill

channelbill
\\ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷\ noun or channelbill cuckoo
Etymology: so called from its grooved bill
: a large Australian cuckoo (Seythrops novaehollandiae)

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/chan"l bil'/, n.
a large, gray Australian cuckoo, Scythrops novaehollandiae, with a grooved bill. Also called channel-billed cuckoo /chan"l bild'/.
[CHANNEL1 + BILL2]

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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