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spoonbilled

spoonbilled adjective: having the bill expanded and spatulate at the end, as in the spoonbills.

Adjective

spoonbilled (not comparable)

  1. Having the bill expanded and spatulate at the end, as in the spoonbills.

Forms of spoonbilled

alternative formspoon-billed

Origin of spoonbilled

From spoon + billed.

Words formed from spoonbilled

Questions about spoonbilled

What does spoonbilled mean?
Spoonbilled means having the bill expanded and spatulate at the end, as in the spoonbills.
What part of speech is spoonbilled?
Spoonbilled is an adjective.

Words near spoonbilled in the dictionary

  1. spoonbaits
  2. spoonbender
  3. spoonbenders
  4. spoonbending
  5. spoonbill
  6. spoonbilled
  7. spoonbilled cat
  8. spoonbills
  9. spoonbowl
  10. spoonbowls
  11. spoonbread

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