Meaning spoonbill
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spoonbill


1670s, from spoon (n.) + bill (n.2); after Dutch lepelaar (from lepel "spoon").
Source: etymonline.com

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spoonbill


type of bird with a large, flat bill.
Source: nationalgeographic.org

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spoonbill


(n) wading birds having a long flat bill with a tip like a spoon
Source: beedictionary.com

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spoonbill


Any of various large, long-legged wading birds in the family Threskiornithidae, which also includes the ibises, that have a large, flat, spatulate bill. (US) A species of fish, ''Polyodon spathula [..]
Source: en.wiktionary.org





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