Definition of "short-billed" [short-billed]

• In ornithology, having a short bill; brevirostrate or brevirostral: specifically applied to many birds: as, the short-billed kittiwake, Rissa brevirostris; the short-billed marsh-wren, Cistothorus stellaris.

The Century Dictionary (Public Domain)

• "He dressed in his trademark burgundy clothes, including a short-billed straw cap, and parked around the corner from the shop."
• "They have short-billed hats pulled down low to cover their eyes and wear clothes the same as mine."
• "And we're not just talking about Ricky Barnes's short-billed hat, which was clearly stolen off an 11-year-old skateboarder outside an Orange Julius."