shearbill
English
Etymology
shear + bill
Noun
shearbill (plural shearbills)
- A seabird, the black skimmer.
- 1971, Poul Anderson, The Queen of Air and Darkness
- His cheeks thus pulled into shadow while the light flickered across nose and brow, he looked disquietingly like a shearbill about to stoop on prey.
- 1971, Poul Anderson, The Queen of Air and Darkness
Anagrams
- hairbells, shillaber