whitebill

Meanings

• noun

  A small wading bird with white plumage and a distinctive bill, which is usually pink or red.

  - "The whitebill waded through the shallow water, searching for food."
  - "I saw a whitebill standing on the bank of the river, its bright pink bill glinting in the sun."

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Variants

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whiteflies , whitefly

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Etymology

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From Old English 'witebilla', meaning 'white beak'.

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Trivia

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1. The whitebill is also known as the 'pink-billed grebe'.

2. The whitebill is the only heron that nests in trees in Australia.

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Related Concepts

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1. wading bird: A type of bird that feeds in shallow water, typically with long legs and a beak adapted for catching prey.

2. heron: A large wading bird with a long, slender neck and a distinctive, downward-curved bill. Whitebills are a type of heron.

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Culture

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In Australian folklore, the whitebill is sometimes referred to as the 'bird of the dead' because it is often seen at the sites of drowned bodies. In literature, the whitebill appears in the works of authors such as Henry Lawson and Banjo Paterson.

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3. mnemonics
   

   - Remember the word 'whitebill' by associating it with the phrase 'white bird, pink bill'.

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