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adj
Having the bill cleft beyond the horny part, as in the case of swallows and nightjars.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, natural-sciences, ornithology
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adj
Belonging to the Fissirostres.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
Topics: biology, natural-sciences, ornithology
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History
From fissi- + rostral; or else Fissirostres + -al.
