spoonbill

spoonbill Definition

spoon·bill (spo̵̅o̅n′bil′)

noun

any of several wading birds (family Threskiornithidae) with a broad, flat bill that is spoon-shaped at the tip; esp., the roseate spoonbill (Ajaia ajaja) of North and South America
any of a number of other birds with a bill like this, as a shoveler duck
☆ paddlefish

spoonbill Usage Examples

Converse of object

include: Black-faced Spoonbill: we had a significant fall of birds on Eocheong Do which produced many great birds, including two Black-faced Spoonbills.
see: NB; Most, if not all Spoonbills seen here are from the Dutch population; some are ringed.

Adjective modifier

roseate: In the Chaco area, the roseate spoonbill is common in the area's large marshes and riverways.
Eurasian: Walking further round the track we climbed another platform to watch over two hundred feeding Eurasian Spoonbills.
African: Out on the muddy banks were African Sacred Ibis, 3 Glossy Ibis, and 8 African Spoonbills.
black-faced: These islets are a roosting site for Black-faced Spoonbills, which were distant but conspicuous.
several: There were several stunning Roseate Spoonbills, White Ibis, Great, Little Blue and Snowy Egrets, also.

Modifies a noun

platalea: Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia One was at Oued Sous on 9th with nine there on 10th.
leucorodia: Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia One was at Oued Sous on 9th with nine there on 10th.

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