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Englische Skimmer Synonyme

skimmer Definition

Skimmer
(n.) One who, or that which, skims
Skimmer
(n.) Any species of longwinged marine birds of the genus Rhynchops, allied to the terns, but having the lower mandible compressed and much longer than the upper one. These birds fly rapidly along the surface of the water, with the lower mandible immersed, thus skimming out small fishes. The American species (R. nigra) is common on the southern coasts of the United States. Called also scissorbill, and shearbill.
Skimmer
(n.) Any one of several large bivalve shells, sometimes used for skimming milk, as the sea clams, and large scallops.

skimmer Bedeutung

skimmer gull-like seabird that flies along the surface of the water with an elongated lower mandible immersed to skim out food
boater
leghorn
Panama
Panama hat
sailor
skimmer
straw hat 		a stiff hat made of straw with a flat crown
skimmer a cooking utensil used to skim fat from the surface of liquids
skimmer a rapid superficial reader
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The skimmers, Rynchopidae, also formerly known as the scissorbills, are a small family of tern-like birds in the order Charadriiformes, which also includes the waders, gulls and auks. The family comprises three species found in South Asia, Africa, and the Americas.