spoonbill

[ spoon-bil ]
/ ˈspunˌbɪl /

noun

any of several wading birds of the family Plataleidae, related to the ibises, having a long, flat bill with a spoonlike tip.
any of various birds having a similar bill, as the shoveler duck.
the paddlefish.

Origin of spoonbill

First recorded in 1670–80; spoon + bill2

Words nearby spoonbill

spoon hook, spoon nail, spoon theory, spoon-fed, spoon-feed, spoonbill, spoonbill catfish, spoondrift, spoonerism, spooney, spoonful

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British Dictionary definitions for spoonbill

spoonbill
/ (ˈspuːnˌbɪl) /

noun

any of several wading birds of warm regions, such as Platalea leucorodia (common spoonbill) and Ajaia ajaja (roseate spoonbill), having a long horizontally flattened bill: family Threskiornithidae, order Ciconiiformes