SPOONBILL


Meaning of SPOONBILL in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈspün-ˌbil ]

noun

Date: circa 1678

1. : any of several wading birds (family Threskiornithidae) related to the ibises that have an expanded bill that is flattened and rounded at the tip

2. : any of several broad-billed ducks (as the shoveler)

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.