1. large wading birds with long, flat, spoon-shaped bills used for feeding in shallow water

Examples

• The roseate spoonbills gathered in the shallow marsh to feed.
• Spoonbills sweep their bills from side to side through the water to catch small fish.
• The wildlife refuge is home to several species of spoonbills.
• We watched the spoonbills wading through the wetlands at sunset.
• The distinctive pink plumage of roseate spoonbills makes them easy to identify.
• Spoonbills nest in colonies with other wading birds like herons and ibises.