spoonbill

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Synonyms: spoonbills, spoonily

Antonyms: spoonbills, spoonily

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Noun

1. {{senseid|en|Q208488}} Any of various large, long-legged wading [[bird]]s of the genus {{taxfmt|Platalea|genus}}, in the [[ibis]] family {{taxfmt|Threskiornithidae|family}}, that have a large, flat, spatulate bill.
2. {{senseid|en|Q827142}} {{lb|en|US}} A species of fish, {{taxfmt|Polyodon spathula|species}}, native to the [[river basin]]s of [[Mississippi]], [[Ohio]], and [[Missouri]], or its extinct close relatives.

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