SPOONBILL


Meaning of SPOONBILL in English

/spoohn"bil'/ , n.

1. any of several wading birds of the family Plataleidae, related to the ibises, having a long, flat bill with a spoonlike tip.

2. any of various birds having a similar bill, as the shoveler duck.

3. the paddlefish.

[ 1670-80; SPOON + BILL 2 ]

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