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shoebill


shoe·bill

noun \ˈshü-ˌbil\

Definition of SHOEBILL

: a large gray wading bird (Balaeniceps rex) related to the storks and herons that inhabits wetlands of eastern Africa and has a thick broad bill

First Known Use of SHOEBILL

1861

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