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Shoebill

Shoebill Meaning & Definition
Shoebill Definition And Meaning

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

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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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