Openbill

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O´pen`bill`

(Zool.) 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.

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openbill - stork with a grooved bill whose upper and lower parts touch only at the base and tip

stork - large mostly Old World wading birds typically having white-and-black plumage

Anastomus, genus Anastomus - openbills

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