plant-cutter

plant-cutter
/plant"kut'euhr, plahnt"-/, n.
any of several South American, passerine birds of the family Phytotomidae, superficially resembling grosbeaks but having serrated edges on the bill that aid in cutting leaves and other plant food.
[1795-1805]

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