- spoonbill spoon·bill n
- ['spuːnˌbɪl]
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Spoonbill — Spoon bill ( b[i^]l ), n. (Zo[ o]l.) (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. [1913 Webster] Note: The roseate… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
spoonbill — spoon•bill [[t]ˈspunˌbɪl[/t]] n. 1) orn any of several large wading birds having a long, flat bill with a spoonlike tip 2) orn any of various other birds having a similar bill, as the shoveler 3) paddlefish • Etymology: 1670–80 … From formal English to slang
spoonbill — 1670s, from SPOON (Cf. spoon) (n.) + BILL (Cf. bill) (2); after Du. lepelaar (from lepel spoon ) … Etymology dictionary
spoonbill — [spo͞on′bil΄] n. 1. any of several wading birds (family Threskiornithidae) with a broad, flat bill that is spoon shaped at the tip; esp., the roseate spoonbill ( Ajaia ajaja) of North and South America 2. any of a number of other birds with a… … English World dictionary
spoonbill — /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;… … Universalium
Spoon-billed Sandpiper — Taxobox name = Spoon billed Sandpiper status = CR status system = iucn3.1 regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Aves subclassis = Neornithes infraclassis = Neoaves ordo = Charadriiformes subordo = Scolopaci familia = Scolopacidae genus =… … Wikipedia
spoonbill — /ˈspunbɪl / (say spoohnbil) noun 1. any of several wading birds closely related to the ibis and having a long, flat bill with a spoon like tip, as the royal spoonbill, Platalea regia, of Australasia and certain islands to the north. 2. any of… …
roseate spoonbill — ro′seate spoon′bill n. orn a spoonbill, Ajaia ajaja, of warmer parts of the New World, having rose colored plumage and a bare head • Etymology: 1780–85 … From formal English to slang
Royal Spoonbill — Taxobox name = Royal Spoonbill image width = 250px status = LC regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Aves ordo = Ciconiiformes familia = Threskiornithidae genus = Platalea species = P. regia binomial = Platalea regia binomial authority =… … Wikipedia
Ajaja ajaja — Spoonbill Spoon bill ( b[i^]l ), n. (Zo[ o]l.) (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. [1913 Webster] Note: The… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Platalea leucorodia — Spoonbill Spoon bill ( b[i^]l ), n. (Zo[ o]l.) (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. [1913 Webster] Note: The… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
