Associations to the word «Spoonbill»

Wiktionary

SPOONBILL, noun. Any of various large, long-legged wading birds in the family Threskiornithidae, which also includes the ibises, that have a large, flat, spatulate bill.
SPOONBILL, noun. (US) A species of fish, Polyodon spathula, native to the Mississippi/Ohio/Missouri river basin, or extinct close relatives.

Dictionary definition

SPOONBILL, noun. Wading birds having a long flat bill with a tip like a spoon.

Wise words

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