Crossword clues for shoebill
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Shoebill \Shoe"bill`\, n. (Zo["o]l.) A large African wading bird ( Bal[ae]niceps rex) allied to the storks and herons, and remarkable for its enormous broad swollen bill. It inhabits the valley of the White Nile. See Illust. (l.) of Beak.
Wiktionary
n. ''Balaeniceps rex'', a tall wading bird related to the stork, native to tropical African swamps; the sole species of the family Balaenicipitidae.
WordNet
n. large stork-like bird of the valley of the White Nile with a broad bill suggesting a wooden shoe [syn: shoebird, Balaeniceps rex]
Wikipedia
The shoebill (Balaeniceps rex) also known as whalehead or shoe-billed stork, is a very large stork-like bird. It derives its name from its massive shoe-shaped bill. Although it has a somewhat stork-like overall form and has previously been classified in the order Ciconiiformes, its true affiliations with other living birds is ambiguous. Some authorities now reclassify it with the Pelecaniformes. The adult is mainly grey while the juveniles are browner. It lives in tropical east Africa in large swamps from Sudan to Zambia.
Usage examples of "shoebill".
It belonged to the Shoebill, who sat with his enormous beak propped by hands in white-feathered gloves.
The Dogbird began to lean with Cordavius and the Marabou, but the Flamingohawk, Shoebill and Limpkin remained adamant.
The Flamingohawk, Limpkin and Shoebill insisted that the record show their voices to be the dissenting ones.