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Meaning of spoonbill

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

spoonbill

noun

Definitions

  1. Any of various large, long-legged wading birds in the family Threskiornithidae, which also includes the ibises, that have a large, flat, spatulate bill.

  2. A species of fish, Polyodon spathula, native to the Mississippi/Ohio/Missouri river basin, or extinct close relatives.

    Synonyms:paddlefish