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Platalea leucorodia
(gcide) | Spoonbill \Spoon"bill`\ (-b[i^]l`), n. (Zool.)
(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 spoonbill of America (Ajaja ajaja), and
the European spoonbill (Platalea leucorodia) are the
best known. The royal spoonbill (Platalea regia) of
Australia is white, with the skin in front of the eyes
naked and black. The male in the breeding season has a
fine crest.
[1913 Webster]
(b) The shoveler. See Shoveler, 2.
(c) The ruddy duck. See under Ruddy.
(d) The paddlefish.
[1913 Webster] |
platalea leucorodia
(wn) | Platalea leucorodia
n 1: pure white crested spoonbill of southern Eurasia and
northeastern Africa [syn: common spoonbill, {Platalea
leucorodia}] |
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platalea leucorodia
(wn) | Platalea leucorodia
n 1: pure white crested spoonbill of southern Eurasia and
northeastern Africa [syn: common spoonbill, {Platalea
leucorodia}] |
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