Meaning of BROADBILL
| Pronunciation: | | 'brod`bil
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- [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
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| | Synonyms: | | Anas clypeata, bluebill, boatbill, boat-billed heron, Cochlearius cochlearius, scaup, scaup duck, shoveler, shoveller |
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| | 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 | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \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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