spoonbill

• 一种涉禽，属于鹮科琵鹭属或相关类群，特征是长而扁平的喙，末端呈匙状。也泛指具有类似匙形喙的鸟类。

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

1. Wading bird with a spoon-shaped billB2formal

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

   琵鹭

   • 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.

   同义词shoveler