sheathbill — [shēth′bil΄] n. any of a family (Chionidae) of white plumed antarctic shorebirds distinguished by a horny, saddlelike sheath at the base of the upper bill … English World dictionary
Sheathbill — Sheathbills A Snowy Sheathbill (C. albus) Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia … Wikipedia
sheathbill — /sheeth bil /, n. either of two white sea birds, Chionis alba or C. minor, of the colder parts of the Southern Hemisphere: so called from the horny sheath covering the base of the upper bill. [1775 85; SHEATH + BILL2] * * * ▪ bird Sy Montgomery… … Universalium
sheathbill — makščiasnapiai statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas atitikmenys: lot. Chionis angl. sheathbill vok. Scheidenschnabel, f rus. белая ржанка, f pranc. chionis, m ryšiai: platesnis terminas – makščiasnapiniai siauresnis terminas – baltasis… … Paukščių pavadinimų žodynas
Sheathbill Bay — (coord|53|59|S|37|26|W|) is a small bay just north of Rosita Harbor (the features being separated by a small cove) along the north coast of South Georgia. So named by United Kingdom Antarctic Place Names Committee (UK APC) because the bay is… … Wikipedia
sheathbill — noun Date: circa 1781 either of two white shorebirds (Chionis alba and C. minor of the family Chionididae) of colder parts of the southern hemisphere that have a horny sheath over the base of the upper mandible and suggest the pigeons in general… … New Collegiate Dictionary
sheathbill — noun /ˈʃiːɵ.bɪl/lang=en Either of two species of scavenging birds in the family Chionididae which breed only on the Antarctic Peninsula and subantarctic islands … Wiktionary
sheathbill — noun a mainly white pigeon like bird of subantarctic islands, with a horny sheath around the base of the bill. [Genus Chionis.] … English new terms dictionary
sheathbill — sheath•bill [[t]ˈʃiθˌbɪl[/t]] n. orn either of two white, pigeonlike shorebirds, Chionis alba or C. minor, of the Antarctic, having a horny sheath covering the base of the short bill • Etymology: 1775–85 … From formal English to slang
sheathbill — /ˈʃiθbɪl/ (say sheethbil) noun either of two seabirds with white plumage, Chionis alba and C. minor, of the colder parts of the Southern Hemisphere, so called from the horny case which partly sheathes the bill. {sheath + bill2} …
