shoebill n 1: large stork-like bird of the valley of the White Nile with a broad bill suggesting a wooden shoe [syn: {shoebill}, {shoebird}, {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}. [1913 Webster]