NOUN | animal | Balaeniceps rex, shoebill, shoebird | large stork-like bird of the valley of the White Nile with a broad bill suggesting a wooden shoe |
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Meaning | large stork-like bird of the valley of the White Nile with a broad bill suggesting a wooden shoe. | |
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Synonyms | shoebill, shoebird | |
Member of | Balaeniceps, genus Balaeniceps | type genus of the Balaenicipitidae |
Broader | wading bird, wader | Any of many long-legged birds that wade in water in search of food |
Spanish | balaeniceps rex, picozapato | |
Catalan | balaeniceps rex, bec d'esclop |
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