Shoebill \Shoe"bill`\, n. (Zo["o]l.)
A large African wading bird ({Bal[ae]niceps 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}.
Balaeniceps rex
n : large stork-like bird of the valley of the White Nile with a
broad bill suggesting a wooden shoe [syn: {shoebill}, {shoebird}]