wrybill

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wrybill

/ˈɹaɪ.bɪl/

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From wry + bill.

noun wrybills

Anarhynchus frontalis, a species of small bird in the plover family Charadriidae, unique in having a beak that is bent sideways, endemic to New Zealand.
Similar: crookbill, wry-billed plover

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@misc{wrybill_2026,
  title = {wrybill},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/wrybill},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}