ivorybill
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i·vo·ry·bill
(ī′və-rē-bĭl′, īv′rē-)n.
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ivorybill
(ˈaɪvərɪˌbɪl)n
(Animals) a large black-and-white woodpecker, Campephilus principalis, that is native to the southern USA and which was once thought to be extinct
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Noun | 1. | ![]() peckerwood, woodpecker, pecker - bird with strong claws and a stiff tail adapted for climbing and a hard chisel-like bill for boring into wood for insects Campephilus, genus Campephilus - a genus of Picidae |
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