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Definition of shoebill in English: shoebill(also shoe-billed stork) nounˈʃuːbɪlˈʃuˌbɪl another term for whale-headed stork Example sentencesExamples - First, the skulls of those birds are totally and dramatically dissimilar, and second, does this mean that the shoebill is extinct?
- The shoebill is a large and dark grey bird that looks almost prehistoric.
- Fortunately, once on the island, we found two more shoebills that stayed motionless among the papyrus, giving us long and lasting memories.
- In the Lochinvar, regarded as Zambia's prime birds sanctuary, there is the crested cranes, saddle-bill storks, egrets, wood ibis, vultures and the rare shoebill stork.
- It is one of the few places you may be lucky enough to see a shoebill.
Definition of shoebill in US English: shoebillnounˈSHo͞oˌbilˈʃuˌbɪl An African stork with gray plumage and a very large bill shaped like a wooden shoe. Balaeniceps rex, the only member of the family Balaenicipitidae Example sentencesExamples - First, the skulls of those birds are totally and dramatically dissimilar, and second, does this mean that the shoebill is extinct?
- It is one of the few places you may be lucky enough to see a shoebill.
- The shoebill is a large and dark grey bird that looks almost prehistoric.
- Fortunately, once on the island, we found two more shoebills that stayed motionless among the papyrus, giving us long and lasting memories.
- In the Lochinvar, regarded as Zambia's prime birds sanctuary, there is the crested cranes, saddle-bill storks, egrets, wood ibis, vultures and the rare shoebill stork.
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