The tag alias #82061 bill_(anatomy) -> beak is pending approval.
Reason: Same thing
Topic: Tag alias: bill_(anatomy) -> beak
Posted under Tag Alias and Implication Suggestions
Not quite the same. They're the same structure and the words might be used interchangeably most of the time but their shapes and purpose are different, similar to nails vs. claws. Birds with "bills" use them more for grabbing and holding while "beaks" are more for pecking, piercing, and tearing.
Bills are a sub-type of beak, so an implication would be a better choice than an alias.
sashura said:
Not quite the same. They're the same structure and the words might be used interchangeably most of the time but their shapes and purpose are different, similar to nails vs. claws. Birds with "bills" use them more for grabbing and holding while "beaks" are more for pecking, piercing, and tearing.Bills are a sub-type of beak, so an implication would be a better choice than an alias.
regsmutt said:
Nope. They are direct synonyms according to Cornell.
True, I think the next step would be to question whether searching for the colloquial definition of "bill" would have utility.
The wiki for beak has a short list of beak shape tags (albeit most have very little usage.)
So aliasing bill_(anatomy) -> flat_beak (which would then imply beak could be another option.
ordinary said:
...So aliasing bill_(anatomy) -> flat_beak (which would then imply beak could be another option.
I kinda like this idea. It IS a very recognisable category of beak shape. Seems it would be a shame to completely lose a way to find or avoid it when searching. But this rename would make it a lot clearer as a tag.
what about platypus bills? they're visibly extremely similar but structurally/functionally very different, and are also, notably, not beaks.
dba_afish said:
what about platypus bills? they're visibly extremely similar but structurally/functionally very different, and are also, notably, not beaks.
Well comparing bill_(anatomy) platypus to beak platypus suggests this would not be an issue.
The results of bill_(anatomy) -duck -goose show that this tag is almost entirely exclusively used for ducks and geese with a single duck-like pokemon being the exception.