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

spooky, spool, spoom, spoon, spoon back, spoonbill, spoonbill catfish, spoon bow, spoon bread, spoondrift, spoonerism

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Example sentences from the Web for spoonbill

He felt it impossible that she should love a profligate or a blockhead, and he knew Lord Spoonbill to be both.
Penelope: or, Love's Labour Lost, Vol. 2 (of 3)|William Pitt Scargill
I have seen pictures in some of the Gurnah tombs which, though crudely drawn, were undoubtedly meant for the Spoonbill.
Egyptian Birds|Charles Whymper
Joseph Dixon implies that the eggs resemble those of the spoonbill sandpiper.
Life Histories of North American Shore Birds, Part 1 (of 2)|Arthur Cleveland Bent
At this movement the Earl started, and exclaimed: “Are you in love, Spoonbill?”
Penelope: or, Love's Labour Lost, Vol. 2 (of 3)|William Pitt Scargill

Might it not have done Lord Spoonbill good to have witnessed this scene?
Penelope: or, Love's Labour Lost, Vol. 2 (of 3)|William Pitt Scargill

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

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单词	spoonbill
释义	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 spooky, spool, spoom, spoon, spoon back, spoonbill, spoonbill catfish, spoon bow, spoon bread, spoondrift, spoonerism Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for spoonbill He felt it impossible that she should love a profligate or a blockhead, and he knew Lord Spoonbill to be both. Penelope: or, Love's Labour Lost, Vol. 2 (of 3)\|William Pitt Scargill I have seen pictures in some of the Gurnah tombs which, though crudely drawn, were undoubtedly meant for the Spoonbill. Egyptian Birds\|Charles Whymper Joseph Dixon implies that the eggs resemble those of the spoonbill sandpiper. Life Histories of North American Shore Birds, Part 1 (of 2)\|Arthur Cleveland Bent At this movement the Earl started, and exclaimed: “Are you in love, Spoonbill?” Penelope: or, Love's Labour Lost, Vol. 2 (of 3)\|William Pitt Scargill Might it not have done Lord Spoonbill good to have witnessed this scene? Penelope: or, Love's Labour Lost, Vol. 2 (of 3)\|William Pitt Scargill 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 Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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