- shoebills
- n. species of African bird related to the stork
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
shoebills
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shoebill — /shooh bil /, n. a large, African, storklike bird, Balaeniceps rex, having a broad, flattened bill shaped somewhat like a shoe. [1870 75; SHOE + BILL2] * * * ▪ bird also called shoe billed stork or whale headed stork large African… … Universalium
Balaeniceps — n. type genus of the Balaenicipitidae: shoebills. Syn: genus Balaeniceps. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Balaenicipitidae — n. a family comprising the shoebills. Syn: family Balaenicipitidae. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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