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Definition of Shoebill

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

Definition of Shoebill

1. n. A large African wading bird (Balæniceps 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.

Definition of Shoebill

1. Noun. A tall wading bird related to the stork, native to tropical African swamps. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Shoebill

1. a wading bird [n -S]

Medical Definition of Shoebill

1. 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. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

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Literary usage of Shoebill

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Sudan, Oil, and Human Rights by Jemera Rone (2003)
"The sudd is home to many migrator}' birds and animals; the known 550 shoebill storks in the world are only found in the sudd, according to one source.1123 ..."

2. Nature's Strongholds: The World's Great Wildlife Reserves by Laura Riley, William Riley (2005)
"Storks of five species fish the shallows, including rare whale-headed or shoebill (best place in Africa to see them). Large flocks of African skimmers, ..."

3. George Eliot's Works by George Eliot (1895)
"He There is a shoebill, a great bird of grotesque ugli- ness, whose top-knot looks brushed up to a point with an exemplary deference to the demands of ..."

4. George Eliot's Life as Related in Her Letters and Journals by George Eliot (1885)
"There is a shoebill, a great bird of grotesque ugliness, whose topknot looks brushed up to a point with an exemplary deference to the demands of society, ..."

5. Poole's Index to Periodical Literature: The First Supplement, from January 1 by William Frederick Poole, William Isaac Fletcher (1888)
"Superstitions about. (R. Heath) Leis. Hour, 33: 746. shoebill, The. Knowl. 4: 105. Shoemakers, at work. Leis. Hour, 5: 438. — Illustrious. Sat. R. 55: 287. ..."

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