About The Word Shoebill
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Shoebill
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What's The Definition Of Shoebill?
[n] large stork-like bird of the valley of the White Nile with a broad bill suggesting a wooden shoe
Synonyms | Synonyms for Shoebill: Balaeniceps rex | shoebird Related Terms | Find terms related to Shoebill: See Also | Balaeniceps | genus Balaeniceps | wader | wading bird Shoebill In Webster's Dictionary \Shoe"bill`\, n. (Zo["o]l.)
A large African wading bird ({Bal[ae]niceps rex}) allied to
the storks and herons, and remarkable for its enormous broad
swollen bill. It inhabits the valley of the White Nile. See
Illust. (l.) of {Beak}.
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