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shoebill

noun shoe·bill \ 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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