English Dictionary

shoebill

IPA（発音記号）

/ˈʃu.bɪl/

名詞

Balaeniceps rex, a tall wading bird related to the stork, native to tropical African swamps; the sole species of the family Balaenicipitidae.

日本語の意味

アフリカ熱帯地域の湿地に生息する、大型の浅水性鳥。トウホウに似た外見を持ち、Balaenicipitidae科に属するBalaeniceps rex（靴嘴鳥）が唯一の種です。

At dawn, a shoebill stood motionless among the lilies, its massive bill casting a long shadow over the swamp.

夜明けに、ハシビロコウ（Balaeniceps rex）――サギに近縁で熱帯アフリカの沼地に生息する高い水鳥――が睡蓮の間でじっと立ち、その大きな嘴が沼に長い影を落としていた。

意味（1）

Balaeniceps rex, a tall wading bird related to the stork, native to tropical African swamps; the sole species of the family Balaenicipitidae.

The Shoebill is distinctive in many aspects of its biology, and is thus, we feel, most appropriately placed in its own family, the Balaenicipitidae (L. Buxton et al. 1978, Kahl 1979a). The fact that we have included it in this book, while excluding the Hamerkop, indicates that we believe the Shoebill to be closer to the storks (Kahl 1967b, 1979c); however the jury remains out as to how close.

shoebills （ plural ）