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SHOEBILL
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Large stork-like bird of the valley of the White Nile with a broad bill suggesting a wooden shoe
Synonyms:
Balaeniceps rex; shoebill; shoebird
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("shoebill" is a kind of...):
wader; wading bird (any of many long-legged birds that wade in water in search of food)
Holonyms ("shoebill" is a member of...):
Balaeniceps; genus Balaeniceps (type genus of the Balaenicipitidae: shoebills)