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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
A bird species which has a hard, strong bill, to feed (mainly) on seeds and/or nuts.
As the ultimate hard-bills, woodpeckers even use their steel-hard bill to drill homes in solid trees
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Hard-bill means A bird species which has a hard, strong bill, to feed (mainly) on seeds and/or nuts.
Common synonyms include seedeater.
Possible antonyms include soft-bill.
As the ultimate hard-bills, woodpeckers even use their steel-hard bill to drill homes in solid trees
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