skimmer Meaning and Definition
1. n. gull-like seabird that flies along the surface of the water with an elongated lower mandible immersed to skim out food
2. n. a stiff hat made of straw with a flat crown
3. n. a cooking utensil used to skim fat from the surface of liquids
4. n. a rapid superficial reader
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.
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