Skimmer
skimmer
lower beak part longer
a kind of bird – water bird – related to terns – medium-sized with black and white feather and red beak (bill) and legs; long beak with the lower part longer than the upper part, found in Americas, Africa, and in India
Special Features:
skimmer skimming
This bird flies close to the surface of the water with its beak skimming the water for fish, and when the fish touch the beak, in a flick of a moment, it closes the beak shut, like a vice!
oil skimmer
['Oil skimmer' is a device used for cleaning the water; and a 'protein skimmer' is a device used in salt water to remove compounds that break down and form into nitrogen waste. -- used for domestic and industrial purposes.]
Mr. Kumar, an English language teacher, having taught in many countries around the world including Ethiopia and Oman shares this English Language Reference website using material that he has written and compiled during the past 20 years.
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