spoonbill

A noun referring to a type of wading bird characterized by its long, flat bill that has a tip shaped like a spoon.

• 🇵🇹Substantivo que designa uma ave pernalta de zonas úmidas, caracterizada por um bico longo, achatado e com a ponta em forma de colher. No Brasil, refere-se principalmente às espécies da família Threskiornithidae, como o colhereiro-rosado (Platalea ajaja).

1. Wading bird with a spoon-shaped bill B2 formal

   A type of wading bird characterized by its long, flat bill that widens at the tip, resembling a spoon.

   • The spoonbill waded gracefully through the shallow water.
   • We spotted a flock of spoonbills feeding in the marsh.
   • The spoonbill uses its unique bill to sift food from the mud.

   🇵🇹Colhereiro

   Sinônimos: shoveler

• spoonbills plural form
• spoonbills' possessive plural form
• spoonbill's possessive singular form