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.
Meaning
2 sensesAny 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
(US)A species of fish, Polyodon spathula, native to the river basins of Mississippi, Ohio, and Missouri, or its extinct close relatives.
Examples
1 sentencesHe spotted alligators, roseate spoonbills and several species of ducks as he steered his boat slowly past islands of reeds.
Translations
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Origin
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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Forms
plural: spoonbills| Singular | spoonbill |
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