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sheath·bill
/ˈʃiθˌbɪl/
栖息于南極的海鳥
From:
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Sheath·bill
n.
Zool.
Either
one
of
two
species
of
birds
composing
the
genus
Chionis
,
and
family
Chionidae
,
native
of
the
islands
of
the
Antarctic
seas
.
Note:
☞
They
are
related
to
the
gulls
and
the
plovers
,
but
more
nearly
to
the
latter
.
The
base
of
the
bill
is
covered
with
a
saddle-shaped
horny
sheath
,
and
the
toes
are
only
slightly
webbed
.
The
plumage
of
both
species
is
white
.
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