Balaeniceps — n. type genus of the Balaenicipitidae: shoebills. Syn: genus Balaeniceps. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Balaeniceps — noun type genus of the Balaenicipitidae: shoebills • Syn: ↑genus Balaeniceps • Hypernyms: ↑bird genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Balaenicipitidae, ↑family Balaenicipitidae • Member Meronyms … Useful english dictionary
Balaeniceps rex — noun large stork like bird of the valley of the White Nile with a broad bill suggesting a wooden shoe • Syn: ↑shoebill, ↑shoebird • Hypernyms: ↑wading bird, ↑wader • Member Holonyms: ↑Balaeniceps, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
bird genus — noun a genus of birds • Hypernyms: ↑genus • Hyponyms: ↑genus Protoavis, ↑genus Archaeopteryx, ↑genus Archeopteryx, ↑genus Sinornis, ↑genus Ibero mesornis, ↑gen … Useful english dictionary
ciconiiform — ▪ bird Introduction any member of the five or six families of storklike (stork) birds (bird): herons (heron) and bitterns (bittern) (Ardeidae), the shoebill (sole species of the Balaenicipitidae), the hammerhead (sole species of the Scopidae) … Universalium
Shoebill — Taxobox name = Shoebill status = VU | status system = IUCN3.1 status ref = [IUCN2006|assessors=BirdLife International|year=2006|id=2473|title=Balaeniceps rex|downloaded=11 May 2006 Database entry includes a range map and justification for why… … Wikipedia
shoebill — noun large stork like bird of the valley of the White Nile with a broad bill suggesting a wooden shoe • Syn: ↑shoebird, ↑Balaeniceps rex • Hypernyms: ↑wading bird, ↑wader • Member Holonyms: ↑Balaeniceps, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
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, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Balaenicipitidae — noun shoebills • Syn: ↑family Balaenicipitidae • Hypernyms: ↑bird family • Member Holonyms: ↑Ciconiiformes, ↑order Ciconiiformes • Member Meronyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
family Balaenicipitidae — noun shoebills • Syn: ↑Balaenicipitidae • Hypernyms: ↑bird family • Member Holonyms: ↑Ciconiiformes, ↑order Ciconiiformes • Member Meronyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary