What is a humming bird (Docimastes ensiferus) having a very long, slender bill, exceeding the length of the body of the bird called?
swordbill — A humming bird (Docimastes ensiferus) having a very long, slender bill, exceeding the length of the body of the bird. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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