About The Word Boatbill
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Boatbill
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What's The Definition Of Boatbill?
[n] tropical American heron related to night herons
Synonyms | Synonyms for Boatbill: boat-billed heron | broadbill | Cochlearius cochlearius Related Terms | Find terms related to Boatbill: 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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