SHOEBIRD

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does shoebird mean? 

• SHOEBIRD (noun)
  The noun SHOEBIRD has 1 sense:

1. large stork-like bird of the valley of the White Nile with a broad bill suggesting a wooden shoe

  Familiarity information: SHOEBIRD used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SHOEBIRD (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Large stork-like bird of the valley of the White Nile with a broad bill suggesting a wooden shoe

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Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Balaeniceps rex; shoebill; shoebird

Hypernyms ("shoebird" is a kind of...):

wader; wading bird (any of many long-legged birds that wade in water in search of food)

Holonyms ("shoebird" is a member of...):

Balaeniceps; genus Balaeniceps (type genus of the Balaenicipitidae: shoebills)