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Broadbill

Broadbill Meaning & Definition
Broadbill Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Broadbill?

[n] small birds of the Old World tropics having bright plumage and short wide bills
[n] freshwater duck of the northern hemisphere having a broad flat bill
[n] diving ducks of North America having a bluish-gray bill
[n] tropical American heron related to night herons

Synonyms | Synonyms for Broadbill: Anas clypeata | bluebill | boatbill | boat-billed heron | Cochlearius cochlearius | scaup | scaup duck | shoveler | shoveller

Related Terms | Find terms related to Broadbill:

See Also | Anas | Aythya | Aythya affinis | Aythya marila | Cochlearius | duck | Eurylaimidae | family Eurylaimidae | genus Anas | genus Aythya | genus Cochlearius | greater scaup | heron | lake duck | lesser scaup | lesser scaup duck | passeriform bird | passerine

Broadbill In Webster's Dictionary

\Broad"bill`\, n. 1. (Zo["o]l.) A wild duck ({Aythya, or Fuligula, marila)}, which appears in large numbers on the eastern coast of the United States, in autumn; -- called also {bluebill}, {blackhead}, {raft duck}, and {scaup duck}. See {Scaup duck}. 2. (Zo["o]l.) The shoveler. See {Shoveler}.

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