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spoonbill: Meaning and Definition of
spoon•bill
Pronunciation: (spn'bil"), [key]
— n.
- any of several wading birds of the family Plataleidae, related to the ibises, having a long, flat bill with a spoonlike tip.
- any of various birds having a similar bill, as the shoveler duck.
- the paddlefish.
See also:
- spoonbill (Thesaurus)
