shoebill

noun

shoe·bill | \ ˈshü-ˌbil

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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

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The first known use of shoebill was in 1861

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