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- US Pronunciation
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- [spoon-bil]
- /ˈspunˌbɪl/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [spoon-bil]
- /ˈspunˌbɪl/
Definitions of spoonbill word
- noun spoonbill any of several wading birds of the family Plataleidae, related to the ibises, having a long, flat bill with a spoonlike tip. 1
- noun spoonbill any of various birds having a similar bill, as the shoveler duck. 1
- noun spoonbill the paddlefish. 1
- noun spoonbill wading bird 1
- noun spoonbill any of several wading birds of warm regions, such as Platalea leucorodia (common spoonbill) and Ajaia ajaja (roseate spoonbill), having a long horizontally flattened bill: family Threskiornithidae, order Ciconiiformes 0
- noun spoonbill any of several wading birds (family Threskiornithidae) with a broad, flat bill that is spoon-shaped at the tip; esp., the roseate spoonbill (Ajaia ajaja) of North and South America 0
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Origin of spoonbill
First appearance:
before 1670 One of the 47% oldest English words
First recorded in 1670-80; spoon + bill2
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Spoonbill
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
spoonbill popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 74% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerTop questions with spoonbill
- what preys on a spoonbill?
- what is a spoonbill?
- what is spoonbill?
- how to catch spoonbill fish?
- what does a spoonbill eat?
- how does the roseate spoonbill use its bill?
- what does a roseate spoonbill eat?
- what is a spoonbill fish?
- how to cook spoonbill fish?
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