Meaning Of The Word Spoonbill
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Spoonbill Meaning
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What's The Definition Of Spoonbill?
spoonbill in American English
any of several wading birds (family Threskiornithidae) with a broad, flat bill that is spoon-shaped at the tip; esp., the roseate spoonbill (Ajaia ajaja) of North and South America noun: any of several wading birds of the family Plataleidae, related to the ibises, having a long, flat bill with a spoonlike tip spoonbill in British English noun: 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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