roseate spoonbill

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noun

a tropical New World spoonbill, Ajaia ajaja, having rose-colored plumage and a bare head.

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Origin of roseate spoonbill

An Americanism dating back to 1775–85

Words nearby roseate spoonbill

rose acacia, Roseanna, rose aphid, rose apple, roseate, roseate spoonbill, Roseau, rosebay, rose beetle, Rosebery, Rose Bowl

How to use roseate spoonbill in a sentence

What has looked to us to be healthy, roseate, and vigorous is, in fact, rotten, corrupt, and frequently amoral.
The Fall of India's Katie Couric?|Tunku Varadarajan|November 30, 2010|DAILY BEAST
The roseate hues of sunset faded slowly out, and the purple twilight began to obscure everything.
A Dreadful Temptation|Mrs. Alex. McVeigh Miller
Above the mounting plateau a lofty arch of clear sky has risen, flanked by roseate clouds.
The Home of the Blizzard|Douglas Mawson
And Reuben, still living in that roseate atmosphere of religious meditation, is shocked by this story of the danger of Adèle.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 16, No. 97, November, 1865|Various

Roseate, smiling, sunshiny, the bright blue eyes flashing laughing light everywhere they fell.
A Changed Heart|May Agnes Fleming
A roseate story like this should be followed, for contrast's sake, by one picturing the harder side.
The American Country Girl|Martha Foote Crow