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noun

Spoonbill n. (Zool.)

(a)

Any one of several species of wading birds of the genera Ajaja and Platalea, and allied genera, in which the long bill is broadly expanded and flattened at the tip. Note: The roseate spoonbill of America (Ajaja ajaja), and the European spoonbill (Platalea leucorodia) are the best known. The royal spoonbill (Platalea regia) of Australia is white, with the skin in front of the eyes naked and black. The male in the breeding season has a fine crest.

(b)

The shoveler. See Shoveler, 2.

(c)

The ruddy duck. See under Ruddy.

(d)

The paddlefish.

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Etymology of 'Spoonbill'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Spoonbill" Quotes from Famous Books

... on the surface, showing that the depth could not be great. On the lower branches of the trees, and here and there where points of land ran out into the lake, were numerous magnificent birds. Among them, the scarlet ibis and roseate spoonbill excelled all others in gorgeousness of colouring. The ibises were of the brightest scarlet, except that the tips of their wings were black; the spoonbills were equally beautiful, their general colour ...

— The Wanderers - Adventures in the Wilds of Trinidad and Orinoco • W.H.G. Kingston

Words linked to "Spoonbill" : Plataleidae, spoonbill catfish, wading bird, family Plataleidae, roseate spoonbill