spoon·bill (sp n b l )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 [ˈspuːnˌbɪl]
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(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any of several wading birds of warm regions, such as Platalea leucorodia (common spoonbill) and Ajaia ajaja (roseate spoonbill), having a long horizontally flattened bill: family Threskiornithidae, order Ciconiiformes
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| Noun | 1. |  spoonbill - wading birds having a long flat bill with a tip like a spoonwader, 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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