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What is the difference between a beak and a bill?

April 26, 2017beak

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What is the difference between a beak and a bill?

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In short the term “beak” is generic and can refer to any animal with this type of jaw, whereas the term “bill” is only used to describe the beak of a bird or platypus, especially when it meets the above criteria.

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Not a thing–the words are synonymous. Ornithologists tend to use the word “bill” more often than “beak,” and I personally tend to use “beak” most when referring to songbirds with pointed bills, but I’ve seen both words used in reference to a wide variety of species.