WordNet
n. tropical rose-colored New World spoonbill [syn: Ajaia ajaja]
Wikipedia
The ' roseate spoonbill' (Platalea ajaja) (sometimes placed in its own genus Ajaja) is a gregarious wading bird of the ibis and spoonbill family, Threskiornithidae. It is a resident breeder in South America mostly east of the Andes, and in coastal regions of the Caribbean, Central America, Mexico, the Gulf Coast of the United States and on central Florida's Atlantic coast Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge adjoined with NASA Kennedy Space Center.
Usage examples of "roseate spoonbill".
A roseate spoonbill flew by, its unearthly pink haloed by the sun.
Her heavy breasts had prolapsed slightly, but the prominent nipples were as pink as a roseate spoonbill.
This is the only tropical river I know that is not infested with mosquitoes, although it has some capital marshes close at hand, with such a wealth of wading birds - imagine, my dear, a roseate spoonbill if you can - and of course there is an infinitely great botanical wealth on every hand.