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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]
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channelbill — ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun or channelbill cuckoo Etymology: so called from its grooved bill : a large Australian cuckoo (Seythrops novaehollandiae) * * * /chan l bil /, n. a large, gray Australian cuckoo, Scythrops novaehollandiae, with a grooved bill.… … Useful english dictionary
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