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From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 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.
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From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 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]