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Boatbill

Boatbill Meaning & Definition
Boatbill Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Boatbill?

[n] tropical American heron related to night herons

Synonyms | Synonyms for Boatbill: boat-billed heron | broadbill | Cochlearius cochlearius

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See Also | Cochlearius | genus Cochlearius | heron

Boatbill In Webster's Dictionary

\Boat"bill`\, n. (Zo["o]l.) 1. A wading bird ({Cancroma cochlearia}) of the tropical parts of South America. Its bill is somewhat like a boat with the keel uppermost. 2. A perching bird of India, of the genus {Eurylaimus}.

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