boatbill Meaning, Definition & Usage
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noun tropical American heron related to night herons
broadbill; Cochlearius cochlearius; boat-billed heron.
WordNet
Boat"bill` noun
Definitions
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A wading bird ( Cancroma cochlearia ) of the tropical parts of South America. Its bill is somewhat like a boat with the keel uppermost. -
A perching bird of India, of the genus Eurylaimus .