Definition of Anastomus

1. Noun. Openbills.

Exact synonyms: Genus Anastomus
Generic synonyms: Bird Genus
Group relationships: Ciconiidae, Family Ciconiidae
Member holonyms: Openbill

Lexicographical Neighbors of Anastomus

Anas penelope
Anas platyrhynchos
Anas querquedula
Anas rubripes
Anasa
Anasa tristis
Anasazi
Anasazis
Anaspida
Anastacia
Anastasi
Anastasia
Anastasius
Anastatica
Anastatica hierochuntica
Anastomus (current term)
Anatidae
Anatole
Anatole France
Anatoli
Anatoli Karpov
Anatoli Yevgenevich Karpov
Anatolia
Anatolian
Anatolian language
Anatolians
Anatolias
Anatolius
Anaxagoras
Anaxagorean

Literary usage of Anastomus

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A familiar history of birds: Their Nature, Habits, and Instincts by Edward Stanley (1880)
"Toothed Claw of.—Voracity of.— Storks and Cranes.—Migrations of.—Respect paid to.—Gigantic Crane.—Particulars respecting.—Jabiru.—Anastomus, Open-beaked. ..."

2. Birds by Eugene William Oates, William Thomas Blanford (1889)
"This bird is easily tamed and becomes very sociable. Genus Anastomus ... Anastomus oscitans, Jlh/th, Cat. p. 276 ; Irby, Ibis, 1861, p. ..."

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