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单词 shoebill
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Definition of shoebill in English:

shoebill

(also shoe-billed stork)
nounˈʃuːbɪlˈʃuˌbɪl
  • another term for whale-headed stork
    Example sentencesExamples
    • First, the skulls of those birds are totally and dramatically dissimilar, and second, does this mean that the shoebill is extinct?
    • The shoebill is a large and dark grey bird that looks almost prehistoric.
    • Fortunately, once on the island, we found two more shoebills that stayed motionless among the papyrus, giving us long and lasting memories.
    • In the Lochinvar, regarded as Zambia's prime birds sanctuary, there is the crested cranes, saddle-bill storks, egrets, wood ibis, vultures and the rare shoebill stork.
    • It is one of the few places you may be lucky enough to see a shoebill.

Definition of shoebill in US English:

shoebill

nounˈSHo͞oˌbilˈʃuˌbɪl
  • An African stork with gray plumage and a very large bill shaped like a wooden shoe.

    Balaeniceps rex, the only member of the family Balaenicipitidae

    Example sentencesExamples
    • First, the skulls of those birds are totally and dramatically dissimilar, and second, does this mean that the shoebill is extinct?
    • It is one of the few places you may be lucky enough to see a shoebill.
    • The shoebill is a large and dark grey bird that looks almost prehistoric.
    • Fortunately, once on the island, we found two more shoebills that stayed motionless among the papyrus, giving us long and lasting memories.
    • In the Lochinvar, regarded as Zambia's prime birds sanctuary, there is the crested cranes, saddle-bill storks, egrets, wood ibis, vultures and the rare shoebill stork.
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