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spoonbills

The correct spelling is spoonbills.

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noun

Say it like: Spoo-nbi-lls

The correct spelling is spoonbills. Any of various large, long-legged wading birds in the family Threskiornithidae, which also includes the ibises, that have a large, flat, spatulate bill.

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  1. 1.Any of various large, long-legged wading birds in the family Threskiornithidae, which also includes the ibises, that have a large, flat, spatulate bill.
  2. 2.A species of fish, Polyodon spathula, native to the Mississippi/Ohio/Missouri river basin, or extinct close relatives.

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