spoonbill
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From spoon + bill, owing to the shape of the animal's beak.
Noun[edit]
spoonbill (plural spoonbills)
- Any of various large, long-legged wading birds in the ibis family Threskiornithidae, that have a large, flat, spatulate bill.
- (US) A species of fish, Polyodon spathula, native to the Mississippi/Ohio/Missouri river basin, or extinct close relatives.
- Synonym: paddlefish
Derived terms[edit]
- African spoonbill (Platalea alba)
- black-faced spoonbill (Platalea minor)
- Eurasian spoonbill (Platalea leucorodia)
- roseate spoonbill (Platalea ajaja)
- royal spoonbill (Platalea regia)
- yellow-billed spoonbill (Platalea flavipes)
Translations[edit]
bird
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paddlefish — see paddlefish
Further reading[edit]
- spoonbill on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Paddlefish on Wikipedia.Wikipedia