spoonbill

Noun

Any of various large, long-legged wading birds in the ibis family Threskiornithidae, that have a large, flat, spatulate bill.

Japanese Meaning

スプーンビル：長い脚を持つ大型の水鳥で、アシナシ科（Threskiornithidae）に属し、大きく平たいスプーン状のくちばしが特徴的な鳥

The spoonbill swept its broad, spatulate bill through the mudflats, catching tiny crustaceans with each careful sweep.

ヘラサギは幅広いヘラ状の嘴を干潟の泥に差し入れて掃くように動かし、慎重な一掃ごとに小さな甲殻類を捕えていた。

Sense（1）

Any of various large, long-legged wading birds in the ibis family Threskiornithidae, that have a large, flat, spatulate bill.

Sense（2）

(US) A species of fish, Polyodon spathula, native to the Mississippi/Ohio/Missouri river basin, or extinct close relatives.

spoonbills

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