Definitions for: Spoonbill


[n] wading birds having a long flat bill with a tip like a spoon



Webster (1913) Definition: Spoon"bill`, n. (Zo["o]l.)
(a) Any one of several species of wading birds of the genera
Ajaja and Platalea, and allied genera, in which the
long bill is broadly expanded and flattened at the tip.

Note: The roseate spoonbill of America (Ajaja ajaja), and
the European spoonbill (Platalea leucorodia) are the
best known. The royal spoonbill (P. regia) of
Australia is white, with the skin in front of the eyes
naked and black. The male in the breeding season has a
fine crest.
(b) The shoveler. See Shoveler, 2.
(c) The ruddy duck. See under Ruddy.
(d) The paddlefish.

See Also: Ajaia ajaja, common spoonbill, family Plataleidae, Platalea leucorodia, Plataleidae, roseate spoonbill, wader, wading bird

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