SINCE 1828
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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