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shoebill |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Shoebill \Shoe"bill`\, n. (Zo["o]l.) A large African wading bird ({Bal[ae]niceps rex}) allied to the storks and herons, and remarkable for its enormous broad swollen bill. It inhabits the valley of the White Nile. See Illust. (l.) of {Beak}. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: shoebill n : large stork-like bird of the valley of the White Nile with a broad bill suggesting a wooden shoe [syn: {shoebird}, {Balaeniceps rex}]
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