roseate spoonbill

roseate spoonbill

noun
a tropical New World spoonbill, Ajaia ajaja, having rose-colored plumage and a bare head.


Origin:
1775–85, Americanism
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roseate spoonbill

noun
tropical rose-colored New World spoonbill 
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