shoebird

shoebird
noun
large stork-like bird of the valley of the White Nile with a broad bill suggesting a wooden shoe
Syn: ↑shoebill, ↑Balaeniceps rex
Hypernyms: ↑wading bird, ↑wader
Member Holonyms: ↑Balaeniceps, ↑genus Balaeniceps

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