spoonbill
Any of various large, long-legged wading birds of the genus Platalea, in the ibis…Any of various large, long-legged wading birds of the genus Platalea, in the ibis family Threskiornithidae, that have a large, flat, spatulate bill.
» He spotted alligators, roseate spoonbills and several species of ducks as he steered his boat slowly past islands of reeds.
Значение
значений: 2Any of various large, long-legged wading birds of the genus Platalea, in the ibis family Threskiornithidae, that have a large, flat, spatulate bill.
Löffler
ко́лпицаkólpica
косарkosar
wading birds having a long flat bill with a tip like a spoon
(США)A species of fish, Polyodon spathula, native to the river basins of Mississippi, Ohio, and Missouri, or its extinct close relatives.
Примеры
предложений: 1He spotted alligators, roseate spoonbills and several species of ducks as he steered his boat slowly past islands of reeds.
Переводы
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Происхождение
From spoon + bill, owing to the shape of the animal's beak.From spoon + bill, owing to the shape of the animal's beak.
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Формы
мн. число: spoonbills| Ед. число | spoonbill |
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