Plataleidae
plural noun
Plat·a·le·i·dae
ˌplatəˈlēəˌdē
: a family of birds (order Ciconiiformes) that consists of the spoonbills and is often ranked as a subfamily of Threskiornithidae
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from Platalea, type genus (from Latin platalea spoonbill) + -idae; akin to Greek platys flat, broad