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ivorybill

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i·vo·ry·bill  (v-r-bl, vr-)
n.
See ivory-billed woodpecker.
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Noun1.ivorybillivorybill - large black-and-white woodpecker of southern United States and Cuba having an ivory bill; nearly extinct
Campephilus principalis, ivory-billed woodpecker
peckerwood, woodpecker, pecker - bird with strong claws and a stiff tail adapted for climbing and a hard chisel-like bill for boring into wood for insects
Campephilus, genus Campephilus - a genus of Picidae


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Astoundingly, a few months after my book was published, it was announced that at least one Ivorybill was still alive in Arkansas.
The Race to Save the Lord God Bird by Schubert, Leda / The Horn Book Magazine
Upset upon learning in 1995 that the ivorybill woodpecker had gone extinct after being reduced to the few remaining primeval swamps of Louisiana, Florida and South Carolina, Wilson laments what we are doing to the landscape.
Going, going ... Exotic species are decimating America's native ... by Deneen, Sally / E
We had 50 highly-qualified applicants from around the world apply for these two positions and soon realized that the combined skill sets of some of these individuals would greatly increase our chances of locating the Ivorybill if it still exists in this area," said Dr.
The Zeiss Search for the Ivory-billed Woodpecker Begins January 17, ... by Business Wire
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