'Balaeniceps rex' definitions:
Definition of 'Balaeniceps rex'
noun
Large stork-like bird of the valley of the White Nile with a broad bill suggesting a wooden shoe [syn:
shoebill,
shoebird, Balaeniceps rex]
Definition of 'Balaeniceps rex'
- Shoebill \Shoe"bill`\, n. (Zool.)
A large African wading bird (Balaeniceps rex) allied to the
storks and herons, and remarkable for its enormous broad
swollen bill. It inhabits the valley of the White Nile. See
Illust. (l.) of Beak.
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