spathe-bill rare—1.
[f. spathe n.]
The spoon-billed sandpiper, Eurynorhynchus pygmæus.
| 1840 Cuvier's Anim. Kingd. 245 Near the Sandpipers should apparently be placed the Spathe-bill.., which is distinguished by a depressed bill, widened at the tip somewhat as in the Spoonbills. |