"scissor-bill" meaning in All languages combined

See scissor-bill on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: scissor-bills [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} scissor-bill (plural scissor-bills)
  1. (zoology) Alternative form of scissorbill. Wikipedia link: scissor-bill Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: scissorbill Categories (topical): Zoology
    Sense id: en-scissor-bill-en-noun-vPbHtCOm Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology

Inflected forms

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