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shoe bill
shoe·bill
/
ˈʃuˌbɪl
/
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[
shoo
-bil
]
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noun
a large, African, storklike bird,
Balaeniceps rex,
having a broad, flattened
bill
shaped somewhat like a
shoe
.
Origin:
1870–75;
shoe
+
bill
2
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shoebill
(ˈʃuːˌbɪl)
—
n
a large wading bird,
Balaeniceps rex,
of tropical E African swamps, having a dark plumage, a large head, and a large broad bill: family
Balaenicipitidae,
order
Ciconiiformes
[C19: so named because of the shape of its bill]
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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