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spoonbill

/ˈspunˌbɪl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.69 in modern English

Syllables
spoon-bill
IPA
/ˈspunˌbɪl/
13
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of various large, long-legged wading birds of the genus Platalea, in the ibis family Threskiornithidae, that have a large, flat, spatulate bill.

noun

A species of fish, Polyodon spathula, native to the river basins of Mississippi, Ohio, and Missouri, or its extinct close relatives.

American usage

Etymology

From spoon + bill, owing to the shape of the animal's beak.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈspunˌbɪl/

Usage

Inflected Forms

spoonbills (plural)

Phrases

African spoonbill black-faced spoonbill Eurasian spoonbill roseate spoonbill royal spoonbill yellow-billed spoonbill

Synonyms

paddlefish American paddlefish

Questions

How do you pronounce spoonbill?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈspunˌbɪl/.
What does spoonbill mean?
Any of various large, long-legged wading birds of the genus Platalea, in the ibis family Threskiornithidae, that have a large, flat, spatulate bill.
Where does spoonbill come from?
From spoon + bill, owing to the shape of the animal's beak.

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