spoonbill
English

a spoonbill (bird) (Platalea leucorodia)

spoonbill (fish)
Noun
spoonbill (plural spoonbills)
- Any of various large, long-legged wading birds in the family Threskiornithidae, which also includes the ibises, that have a large, flat, spatulate bill.
- (US) A species of fish, Polyodon spathula, native to the Mississippi/Ohio/Missouri river basin, or extinct close relatives.
Synonyms
- (fish): paddlefish
Translations
bird
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paddlefish — see paddlefish
Further reading
spoonbill on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Paddlefish on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
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