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Skimmer - What does it mean?

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skimmer

English

(wikipedia skimmer) (Rynchops)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A device that skims.
  • A person who skims.
  • Any of three species of bird in the genus Rynchops of the family Laridae, that feed by skimming the surface of water bodies with their bills in flight.
  • Any of several large bivalve shells, sometimes used for skimming milk, such as the sea clams and large scallops.
  • A ballet flat shoe.

    • Derived terms

    * black skimmer, Rynchops niger * African skimmer, Rynchops flavirostris * Indian skimmer, Rynchops albicollis

    Not English

    has no English definition. It may be misspelled.