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shoebill in British English
(ˈʃuːˌbɪl)
noun
a large wading bird, Balaeniceps rex, of tropical E African swamps, having a dark plumage, a large head, and a large broad bill: family Balaenicipitidae, order Ciconiiformes
Word origin
C19: so named because of the shape of its billshoebill in American English
(ˈʃuˌbɪl)
noun
a large wading bird (Balaeniceps rex), the only member of its family (Balaenicipitidae), with long legs and a heavy, shoelike bill: found along the White Nile in central Africa
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