- spoonbill cat
- noun Date: circa 1882 a paddlefish (Polyodon spathula)
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spoonbill cat
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spoonbill cat — noun also spoon billed catfish or spoonbill : paddlefish … Useful english dictionary
spoonbill — /spoohn bil /, n. 1. any of several wading birds of the family Plataleidae, related to the ibises, having a long, flat bill with a spoonlike tip. 2. any of various birds having a similar bill, as the shoveler duck. 3. the paddlefish. [1670 80;… … Universalium
spoonbill sturgeon — Paddlefish Pad dle*fish , n. (Zo[ o]l) A large ganoid fish ({Polyodon spathula}) found in the rivers of the Mississippi Valley. It has a long spatula shaped snout. Called also {duck billed cat}, and {spoonbill sturgeon}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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duck-billed cat — Paddlefish Pad dle*fish , n. (Zo[ o]l) A large ganoid fish ({Polyodon spathula}) found in the rivers of the Mississippi Valley. It has a long spatula shaped snout. Called also {duck billed cat}, and {spoonbill sturgeon}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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spoon-billed catfish — noun see spoonbill cat … Useful english dictionary
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