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Spoonbill

Noun CEFR B2
ˈspunˌbɪl

Definitions

  1. Any of various large, long-legged wading birds of the genus Platalea, in the ibis family Threskiornithidae, that have a large, flat, spatulate bill.
  2. A species of fish, Polyodon spathula, native to the river basins of Mississippi, Ohio, and Missouri, or its extinct close relatives.
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Equivalents

Españolespátula
Françaisspatule
DeutschLöffler
22 more languages
Bosanskilopatar
Hrvatskilopatar
Italianospatola
日本語箆鷺
한국어저어새
Latinaplatalea
Nederlandslepelaar
ਪੰਜਾਬੀਡੋਈ ਬਗ
Portuguêscolhereiro
Românălopătar
Русскийко́лпица
Српскиlopatar
Svenskaskedstork
Türkçekaşıkçı
Українськакосар

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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