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spoonbill

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spoon·bill  (spnbl)
n.
1.
a. Any of several long-legged wading birds of the genus Platalea, similar to the ibis but having a long, flat bill with a broadly spatulate tip.
b. Any of various broad-billed ducks, such as the shoveler.
2. See paddlefish.
spoonbill
Noun
a wading bird with a long flat bill
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.spoonbillspoonbill - wading birds having a long flat bill with a tip like a spoon
wader, wading bird - any of many long-legged birds that wade in water in search of food
family Plataleidae, Plataleidae - spoonbills
common spoonbill, Platalea leucorodia - pure white crested spoonbill of southern Eurasia and northeastern Africa
Ajaia ajaja, roseate spoonbill - tropical rose-colored New World spoonbill


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The beak is flattened laterally, that is, in a plane at right angles to that of a spoonbill or duck.
The Voyage of the Beagle by Darwin, Charles View in context
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