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What birds can have their bills more peculiarly formed than the ibis, the spoonbill, and the heron?
Alfred Russel Wallace

Meaning of "spoonbill" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SPOONBILL

spoonbill  [ˈspuːnˌbɪl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SPOONBILL

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Spoonbill is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SPOONBILL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Spoonbill

Spoonbills are a group of large, long-legged wading birds in the family Threskiornithidae, which also includes the ibises. African spoonbills standing and feeding in captivity...

Definition of spoonbill in the English dictionary

The definition of spoonbill in the dictionary is any of several wading birds of warm regions, such as Platalea leucorodia and Ajaia ajaja, having a long horizontally flattened bill: family Threskiornithidae, order Ciconiiformes.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SPOONBILL


bluebill
ˈbluːˌbɪl
broadbill
ˈbrɔːdˌbɪl
cockbill
ˈkɒkˌbɪl
cranesbill
ˈkreɪnzˌbɪl
crossbill
ˈkrɒsˌbɪl
duckbill
ˈdʌkˌbɪl
handbill
ˈhændˌbɪl
hawkbill
ˈhɔːkˌbɪl
hawksbill
ˈhɔːksˌbɪl
hornbill
ˈhɔːnˌbɪl
playbill
ˈpleɪˌbɪl
razorbill
ˈreɪzəˌbɪl
sawbill
ˈsɔːˌbɪl
shoebill
ˈʃuːˌbɪl
sicklebill
ˈsɪkəlˌbɪl
silverbill
ˈsɪlvəˌbɪl
storksbill
ˈstɔːksˌbɪl
thornbill
ˈθɔːnˌbɪl
waxbill
ˈwæksˌbɪl
waybill
ˈweɪˌbɪl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SPOONBILL

spookiness
spookish
spooky
spool
spooler
spoom
spoon
spoon-fed
spoon-feed
spoonbait
spoondrift
spoonerism
spooney
spoonful
spoonier
spoonies
spooniest
spoonily
spoonways
spoony

WORDS THAT END LIKE SPOONBILL

bank bill
bill
common spoonbill
dollar bill
double bill
fill the bill
finance bill
fit the bill
heating bill
hospital bill
phone bill
private member´s bill
public bill
rebill
roseate spoonbill
senate bill
show bill
T-bill
tax bill
twin bill

Synonyms and antonyms of spoonbill in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «spoonbill» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SPOONBILL

Find out the translation of spoonbill to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of spoonbill from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «spoonbill» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

espátula
570 millions of speakers

English

spoonbill
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

एक प्रकार का पक्षी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الملاعقي طائر أبو ملعقة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

колпица
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

spoonbill
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

spoonbill
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

spatule
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Spoonbill
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Löffler
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ヘラサギ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

노랑 부리 저어새
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Spoonbill
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

một loại chim
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

spoonbill
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

स्पूनबिल
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kaşıkçı balıkçıl
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

spatola
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

spoonbill
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

колпиця
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

lopătar
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

spoonbill
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

lepelaar
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

spoon
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

skeistorkar
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of spoonbill

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SPOONBILL»

The term «spoonbill» is regularly used and occupies the 100.100 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SPOONBILL» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about spoonbill

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QUOTES WITH «SPOONBILL»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word spoonbill.
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Alfred Russel Wallace
What birds can have their bills more peculiarly formed than the ibis, the spoonbill, and the heron?

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SPOONBILL»

Discover the use of spoonbill in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to spoonbill and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Roseate Spoonbill: Pretty in Pink
Their goal is to figure out whether the roseate spoonbill population is rising or falling. Come along and learn more about Jerry and the roseate spoonbill!
Stephen Person, 2012
2
Spoonbill Swamp
Depicts a swamp and the creatures that inhabit it, focusing on the day-to-day activities of spoonbills and alligators.
Brenda Z. Guiberson, 1994
3
Endangered Wildlife and Plants of the World
Six species of spoonbill exist on six continents, where they use their specially adapted spoon-shaped bills for fishing. The roseate spoonbill (Ajaia ajaja) ranges through the southern United States into South America. The yellow-billed  ...
‎2001
4
Birds of Mississippi
A sighting of the Roseate Spoonbill in Mississippi is a rare and special occasion. Its occurrence as a casual summer and fall visitor has been documented by one identifiable photograph. Burton S. Webster photographed in color four Roseate ...
William H. Turcotte, David L. Watts, 1999
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Punch
Mr. Spoonbill is a distinguished parishioner of Marylebone. He is in fact a model parishioner. He has upheld all the respectabilities of life, — a moral Atlas. Propriety is his atmosphere. Even as it is said the white-coated ermine, when one spot ...
Mark Lemon, Henry Mayhew, Tom Taylor, 1855
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PUNCH: VOL. XXVIII
T/ic ' Timet ' ii quite riyht in laying they ehould send Men out, and not Boyt," "HOW VERY LIKE SPOONBILL!" THERE is not a more foolish fallacy than that which avers that nature in her boundless variety has made no two objects precisely alike ...
‎1855
7
The Everglades, Florida Bay, and Coral Reefs of the Florida ...
FIGURE 21.4 Location of all spoonbill nesting sites from 1935 through 1999 and the distribution of raccoons in Florida Bay between 1987 and 1989. None of the spoonbill nesting sites was located within the 1987-1989 raccoon range.
James Porter, 2001
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Birds & Nature Magazine
Formerly this Spoonbill was found as far west as Illinois and specimens were occasionally met with about ponds in the Mississippi Bottoms, below St. Louis. Its habitat is the whole of tropical and subtropical America, north regularly to the Gulf  ...
Charles C. Marble, William Kerr Higley, 1897
9
Handbook of Avian Hybrids of the World
Phoenicopterus ruber [American Flamingo] See: Phoenicopterus andinus; P. chilensis; P. roseus. Ibises and Spoonbills Family Threskiornithidae Ajaia ajaja [ Roseate Spoonbill] × Eudocimus ruber (&) [Scarlet Ibis] CHR? A hybrid was reported ...
Department of Genetics University of Georgia Eugene M. McCarthy Post Doctoral Researcher, Athens, 2006
10
Where Do Birds Live?
Red. Mangrove. Forest. Roseate. Spoonbill. Spoonbills fly with their necks and legs stretched out. Their long, broad wings allow them to glide in between flaps. Found between land and sea, red mangrove trees live in salty water. Thanks to ...
Claudia McGehee, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SPOONBILL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term spoonbill is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Audubon: Spoonbills moving inland
FLORIDA KEYS — The roseate spoonbill, a wading bird long enjoyed by birdwatchers, recreational boaters and anglers, appears to be gradually leaving Florida ... «KeysNews.com, Jun 15»
2
Muskogee Teen Catches Monster Spoonbill
Chase Staner, 19, caught a spoonbill that's almost as big as he is. The fish weighed 115 pounds and was 69.5 inches long. Chase's mom, Melanie, said he used ... «News On 6, Jun 15»
3
Anger spilling over in Spoonbill Lake debacle
HAD ENOUGH: Original subdivider Peter Lubrano, local residents Guy Butler and Barbara Grullis, and Cr Rodney Degens inspect the weir at Spoonbill Lake. «Coffs Coast Advocate, May 15»
4
Audubon researcher explores plight of roseate spoonbill
Dr. Jerry Lorenz combines Audubon's 80-year record on roseate spoonbill nesting patterns in the Everglades ' Florida Bay with his own experience studying the ... «The News-Press, Apr 15»
5
Return of the black-faced spoonbill to Hong Kong
The black-faced spoonbills are back in Deep Bay after last year's vanishing act. The number of the endangered birds returning to the Hong Kong-Shenzhen ... «South China Morning Post, Mar 15»
6
Endangered bird with avian flu put down in Taiwan
A black-faced spoonbill was put to sleep Friday after it was found to have been infected with the highly pathogenic avian influenza, an official for Taiwan's ... «WantChinaTimes, Mar 15»
7
A Spoonful of Spoonbill Caviar
A photo illustration of how a can of Oklahoma-made spoonbill caviar might look. The Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation sells it caviar to a ... «NewsOK.com, Mar 15»
8
Endangered black-faced spoonbills found dead
A black-faced spoonbill trails its wings in mud in an undated photo taken in the ... Six black-faced spoonbills, an endangered migrant bird species, on Friday last ... «Taipei Times, Mar 15»
9
H5 bird flu confirmed in black-faced spoonbill
TAIPEI, Taiwan -- A dead black-faced spoonbill (黑面琵鷺) that was discovered in the Tingshan wetlands of Tainan City's Chiku Township on Jan. 25 was ... «China Post, Feb 15»
10
Brownsea Island Spoonbills' 'record-breaking sighting'
Paul Morton from the Birds of Poole Harbour charity said: "For 50 years Poole Harbour has only ever had two or three spoonbills, but this last decade has seen ... «BBC News, Oct 14»

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