Word Meanings - TOOTHBILL - Book Publishers vocabulary database

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.

• Extinction
  The act of extinguishing or making extinct; a putting an end to; the act of putting out or destroying light, fire, life, activity, influence, etc.
• Peculiarity
  The quality or state of being peculiar; individuality; singularity.
• Grounded
  of Ground
• Severality
  Each particular taken singly; distinction.
• Hook-billed
  Having a strongly curved bill.
• Strongylid
  Strongyloid.
• Notability
  Quality of being notable.
• Three-parted
  Divided into, or consisting of, three parts; tripartite.
• Notching
  of Notch
• Towardliness
  The quality or state of being towardly; docility; tractableness.
• Calligraphy
  Fair or elegant penmanship.
• Nothingarian
  One of no certain belief; one belonging to no particular sect.
• NOTEPAPER
  Writing paper, not exceeding in size, when folded once, five by eight inches.
• Callot
  A plant coif or skullcap. Same as Calotte.
• Notionality
  A notional or groundless opinion.
• THREENERVED
  Having three nerves. Three-nerved leaf (Bot.), a leaf having three distinct and prominent ribs, or nerves, extending from the base.
• Color-blind
  Affected with color blindness. See Color blindness, under Color, n.
• Notornis
  A genus of birds allied to the gallinules, but having rudimentary wings and incapable of flight. Notornis Mantelli was first known as a fossil bird of New Zealand, but subsequently a few individuals were found living on the southern island. It is
• Fruit
  Whatever is produced for the nourishment or enjoyment of man or animals by the processes of vegetable growth, as corn, grass, cotton, flax, etc.; -- commonly used in the plural.
• Peculiarize
  To make peculiar; to set appart or assign, as an exclusive possession.

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