didunculus strigiostris

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didunculus strigiostris - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Toothbill \Tooth"bill`\, n. (Zool.)
     A peculiar fruit-eating ground pigeon (Didunculus strigiostris
     ) native of the Samoan Islands, and noted for
     its resemblance, in several characteristics, to the extinct
     dodo. Its beak is stout and strongly hooked, and the mandible
     has two or three strong teeth toward the end. Its color is
     chocolate red. Called also toothbilled pigeon, and
     manu-mea.
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