About The Word Spoonbill
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Spoonbill
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What's The Definition Of Spoonbill?
[n] wading birds having a long flat bill with a tip like a spoon
Synonyms | Synonyms for Spoonbill: Related Terms | Find terms related to Spoonbill: See Also | Ajaia ajaja | common spoonbill | family Plataleidae | Platalea leucorodia | Plataleidae | roseate spoonbill | wader | wading bird Spoonbill In Webster's Dictionary \Spoon"bill`\, n. (Zo["o]l.)
(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 ({P. 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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