spoonbill

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/ˈspunˌbɪl/

Definition of spoonbill

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noun

Any of various large, long-legged wading birds of the genus Platalea, in the ibis family Threskiornithidae, that have a large, flat, spatulate bill.

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noun

Any of various large, long-legged wading birds of the genus Platalea, in the ibis family Threskiornithidae, that have a large, flat, spatulate bill.
(US)A species of fish, Polyodon spathula, native to the river basins of Mississippi, Ohio, and Missouri, or its extinct close relatives.

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From spoon + bill, owing to the shape of the animal's beak.

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