Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Having a white beak.
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Examples
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The town had called for an icebreaker to free the white-beaked dolphins, only to be told that none were available, and even if one was, that it could push broken ice into the weakened mammals, further injuring or killing them.
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Farther out, white-beaked, ducklike birds called coots turn over the floating leaves of water lilies to find tasty snails for their nestlings.
The Field Guide to Wildlife Habitats of the Eastern United States Janine M. Benyus 1989
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Farther out, white-beaked, ducklike birds called coots turn over the floating leaves of water lilies to find tasty snails for their nestlings.
The Field Guide to Wildlife Habitats of the Eastern United States Janine M. Benyus 1989
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Farther out, white-beaked, ducklike birds called coots turn over the floating leaves of water lilies to find tasty snails for their nestlings.
The Field Guide to Wildlife Habitats of the Eastern United States Janine M. Benyus 1989
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The first personage I saw was Homer, blind no more, leading by a golden chain the white-beaked ships of the Achaians bobbing their heads and squawking like so many white swans.
The World I Live In Helen Keller 1924
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There have also been fewer sightings of white-beaked dolphin and harbour porpoise, which prefer colder water.
Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming RSS Newsfeed 2010
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