thick-billed

Thân thiện

The thick-billed parrot eats seeds from a pine cone.

Definition

Adjective: - Having a beak that is wide, deep, or substantial in proportion to its length. This term is primarily used in ornithology (the study of birds) to describe a physical characteristic of a bird's bill.

Usage

• The word "thick-billed" is a compound adjective used attributively, meaning it is placed directly before the noun it modifies to describe a specific type of bird. It is not typically used predicatively (e.g., after a linking verb like "is").
• It is a specialized term most common in scientific, birdwatching, and natural history contexts.

Examples

• The thick-billed murre is a seabird found in the Arctic.
• Researchers are studying the feeding habits of thick-billed parrots.
• This guidebook helps identify thick-billed species.

Advanced Usage

• The term can be part of a formal species name, often capitalized when used as part of the common name (e.g., the Thick-billed Raven).
• It can be used in comparative and superlative forms by adding "more" and "most," though this is rare: "Of the two finches, this one is the more thick-billed."

Variants and Related Words

• Thick-billed is a closed compound adjective. Its components are:
  • Thick (adj.): Having a large distance between opposite sides; not thin.
  • Billed (adj.): Having a beak or bill of a specified kind. Other variants include long-billed, short-billed, and hook-billed.

Synonyms

• Heavy-billed: Having a beak that is large and weighty.
• Robust-billed: Having a strong, sturdy beak.

Antonyms

• Thin-billed: Having a slender, narrow beak.
• Fine-billed: Having a delicate, slender beak.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. having a thick beak