ivory-bill

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ivory-bill - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  ivorybill \i"vo*ry*bill`\, Ivory-bill
  \I"vo*ry-bill`\([imac]"v[-o]*r[y^]*b[i^]l`), n. (Zool.)
     A large, handsome, black-and-white North American woodpecker
     (Campephilus principalis), having a large, sharp,
     ivory-colored beak. Its general color is glossy black, with
     white secondaries, and a white dorsal stripe. The male has a
     large, scarlet crest. It is now rare, and found only in the
     Gulf States and Cuba.
  
     Syn: ivory-billed woodpecker, Campephilus principalis.
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