Spoonbill
noun
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.
noun
1.
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
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