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spoon·bill
/ˈspunˌbɪl/
篦鷺
From:
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Spoon·bill
n.
Zool.
(a)
Any
one
of
several
species
of
wading
birds
of
the
genera
Ajaja
and
Platalea
,
and
allied
genera
,
in
which
the
long
bill
is
broadly
expanded
and
flattened
at
the
tip
.
Note:
☞
The
roseate
spoonbill
of
America
(
Ajaja ajaja
),
and
the
European
spoonbill
(
Platalea leucorodia
)
are
the
best
known
.
The
royal
spoonbill
(
Platalea regia
)
of
Australia
is
white
,
with
the
skin
in
front
of
the
eyes
naked
and
black
.
The
male
in
the
breeding
season
has
a
fine
crest
.
(b)
The
shoveler
.
See
Shoveler
, 2.
(c)
The
ruddy
duck
.
See
under
Ruddy
.
(d)
The
paddlefish
.
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From:
WordNet (r) 2.0
spoonbill
n
:
wading
birds
having
a
long
flat
bill
with
a
tip
like
a
spoon
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