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• Spoonbill — Spoon bill ( b[i^]l ), 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. [1913 Webster] Note: The roseate… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• spoonbill — /spoohn bil /, n. 1. any of several wading birds of the family Plataleidae, related to the ibises, having a long, flat bill with a spoonlike tip. 2. any of various birds having a similar bill, as the shoveler duck. 3. the paddlefish. [1670 80;… …   Universalium

• Spoonbill — Taxobox name = Spoonbills image width = 200px image caption = Royal spoonbill image width = 250px regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Aves ordo = Ciconiiformes familia = Threskiornithidae subfamilia = Plateinae subdivision ranks =… …   Wikipedia

• spoonbill — Shoveler Shov el*er, n. [Also shoveller.] 1. One who, or that which, shovels. [1913 Webster] 2. (Zo[ o]l.) A river duck ({Spatula clypeata}), native of Europe and America. It has a large bill, broadest towards the tip. The male is handsomely… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• spoonbill — Ruddy Rud dy, a. [Compar. {Ruddier}; superl. {Ruddiest}.] [AS. rudig. See {Rud}, n.] 1. Of a red color; red, or reddish; as, a ruddy sky; a ruddy flame. Milton. [1913 Webster] They were more ruddy in body than rubies. Lam. iv. 7. [1913 Webster] 2 …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• spoonbill — noun a tall white or pinkish wading bird related to ibises, having a long bill with a very broad flat tip. [Genera Platalea and Ajaia: several species.] …   English new terms dictionary

• Roseate Spoonbill — Taxobox name = Roseate Spoonbill status = LC | status system = IUCN3.1 image width = 240px regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Aves ordo = Ciconiiformes familia = Threskiornithidae genus = Platalea species = P. ajaja binomial = Platalea …   Wikipedia

• Royal Spoonbill — Taxobox name = Royal Spoonbill image width = 250px status = LC regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Aves ordo = Ciconiiformes familia = Threskiornithidae genus = Platalea species = P. regia binomial = Platalea regia binomial authority =… …   Wikipedia

• Eurasian Spoonbill — Conservation status Least Concern ( …   Wikipedia

• Common Spoonbill — Taxobox name = Common Spoonbill status = LC | status system = IUCN3.1 image width = 200px regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Aves ordo = Ciconiiformes familia = Threskiornithidae genus = Platalea species = P. leucorodia binomial =… …   Wikipedia

• African Spoonbill — Taxobox name = African Spoonbill status = LC | status system = IUCN3.1 image width = 220px regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Aves ordo = Ciconiiformes familia = Threskiornithidae genus = Platalea species = P. alba binomial = Platalea… …   Wikipedia