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thorite
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thorium dioxide
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thornback
thornbill
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thornbill

thorn·bill [ tháwrn bìl ] (plural thorn·bills or thorn·bill)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. small songbird: a small songbird with a short sharp beak. Native to: Australia.  Family Acanthizidae.

2. S American hummingbird: a hummingbird with a beak that resembles a thorn. Native to: South America.  Genera Ramphomicron, Chalcostigma.

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