spoonbill

/ˌspunˈbɪl/
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Other forms: spoonbills

Definitions of spoonbill
  1. noun
    wading birds having a long flat bill with a tip like a spoon
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    types:
    Platalea leucorodia, common spoonbill
    pure white crested spoonbill of southern Eurasia and northeastern Africa
    Ajaia ajaja, roseate spoonbill
    tropical rose-colored New World spoonbill
    type of:
    wader, wading bird
    any of many long-legged birds that wade in water in search of food
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