Meaning Of The Word Shoebill
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Shoebill Meaning
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What's The Definition Of Shoebill?
shoebill in American English
a large wading bird (Balaeniceps rex), the only member of its family (Balaenicipitidae), with long legs and a heavy, shoelike bill: found along the White Nile in central Africa noun: a large, African, storklike bird, Balaeniceps rex, having a broad, flattened bill shaped somewhat like a shoe shoebill in British English noun: a large wading bird, Balaeniceps rex, of tropical E African swamps, having a dark plumage, a large head, and a large broad bill: family Balaenicipitidae, order Ciconiiformes |
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