Thornbill (redirected from thornbills)

Thorn´bill`

n.

1.

(Zool.) Any one of several species of small, brilliantly colored American birds of the genus Rhamphomicron. They have a long, slender, sharp bill, and feed upon honey, insects, and the juice of the sugar cane.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

thornbill - any of various South American hummingbirds with a sharp pointed bill hummingbird - tiny American bird having brilliant iridescent plumage and long slender bills; wings are specialized for vibrating flight Chalcostigma, genus Chalcostigma - thornbills genus Ramphomicron, Ramphomicron - thornbills