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词汇 redbill
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Definition of redbill in English:

redbill

noun ˈrɛdbɪl
  • 1Chiefly Australian and NZ. Any of several birds having a red bill; specifically (a) an oystercatcher (genus Haematopus); (b) the purple swamphen, Porphyrio porphyrio.

  • 2South African. The common waxbill, Estrilda astrild. Compare "red-beak", rooibekkie. Now rare.

Origin

Mid 18th century; earliest use found in George Robertson (?1750–1832), writer on agriculture and topographer. From red + bill.

Definition of redbill in US English:

redbill

nounˈrɛdbɪl
  • 1Chiefly Australian and NZ. Any of several birds having a red bill; specifically (a) an oystercatcher (genus Haematopus); (b) the purple swamphen, Porphyrio porphyrio.

  • 2South African. The common waxbill, Estrilda astrild. Compare "red-beak", rooibekkie. Now rare.

Origin

Mid 18th century; earliest use found in George Robertson (?1750–1832), writer on agriculture and topographer. From red + bill.

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