swordbill in British English
(ˈsɔːdˌbɪl)
noun
a South American hummingbird, Ensifera ensifera, having a bill as long as its body
swordbill in American English
(ˈsɔrdˌbɪl, ˈsourd-)
noun
a South American hummingbird, Ensifera ensifera, having a slender bill that is longer than its body
Word origin
[1860–65; sword + bill2]This word is first recorded in the period 1860–65. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: blind spot, monism, prep, raider, trade nameImage ofswordbill
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Word lists withswordbill
bird- to have yet to do sth
- to have your back to the wall with your back to the wall
- to have your cake and eat it
- to have your hands full
- to have your two penn'orth
- to have your work cut out
- to-have-your-work-cut-out
- to hazard a guess that ...
- to heap praise/criticism on sb
- to heap sth on sth
- to hear about sth/sb
- to hear from sb
- to hear sb doing sth
- to hear sb out
- to hear sth (at) second-hand
- to hear that ...
- to heave a sigh
- to heave a sigh of relief
- to heave o.s. up
- to heave sth/sb onto sth
- to hedge one's bets
- to heel
- to hell and back
- to hell in a handbasket
- to hell with