Hypertext Webster Gateway: "openbill"

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Openbill \O"pen*bill`\, n. (Zo["o]l.)
A bird of the genus {Anastomus}, allied to the stork; -- so
called because the two parts of the bill touch only at the
base and tip. One species inhabits India, another Africa.
Called also {open-beak}. See Illust.
(m), under {Beak}.

From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)

openbill
n : stork with a grooved bill whose upper and lower parts touch
only at the base and tip


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