sawbill [ˈsɔːˌbɪl]
n
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) another name for merganser, motmot
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any of various hummingbirds of the genus Ramphodon
[so called because of their serrated bills]
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| Noun | 1. |  sawbill - large crested fish-eating diving duck having a slender hooked bill with serrated edgessea duck - any of various large diving ducks found along the seacoast: eider; scoter; merganser genus Mergus, Mergus - mergansers goosander, Mergus merganser - common merganser of Europe and North America American merganser, Mergus merganser americanus - common North American diving duck considered a variety of the European goosander Mergus serrator, red-breasted merganser - widely distributed merganser of America and Europe Mergus albellus, smew - smallest merganser and most expert diver; found in northern Eurasia hooded merganser, hooded sheldrake, Lophodytes cucullatus - small North American duck with a high circular crest on the male's head |
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