SHOEBIRD

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 I. (noun) 

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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

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Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("shoebird" is a kind of...):

wader; wading bird (any of many long-legged birds that wade in water in search of food)

Holonyms ("shoebird" is a member of...):

Balaeniceps; genus Balaeniceps (type genus of the Balaenicipitidae: shoebills)

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