shearbill en · NOUN
Etymology
From shear + bill.
Meanings
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A seabird, the black skimmer.
His cheeks thus pulled into shadow while the light flickered across nose and brow, he looked disquietingly like a shearbill about to stoop on prey.
1971, Poul Anderson, The Queen of Air and Darkness:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| shearbills | Number=Plur | lexicographic |