See Also: shoebill(medicine)

substantiality (iou) and shoebill (medicine)


substantiality (iou)



substantiality noun. L15.
[Late Latin substantialitas, from substantialis: see SUBSTANTIAL, -ITY.]
The quality or state of being substantial; existence as a substance, substantial or real existence. L15.
Soundness, genuineness; solidity of position or status. M17.
Solidity or firmness of a structure etc. L18.
In pl. = SUBSTANTIAL noun 3. E19.

shoebill (medicine)


shoebill
<zoology> 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.

Source: Websters Dictionary