BLUEBILL

scaup, scaup duck, bluebill, broadbill

(noun) diving ducks of North America having a bluish-grey bill

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

bluebill (plural bluebills)

The scaup (of genus Aythya).

Any of the genus Spermophaga of estrildid finches found in tropical Africa.

Hyponyms

• (scaup): greater scaup, lesser scaup

Source: Wiktionary


Blue"bill`, n. (Zoöl.)

Definition: A duck of the genus Fuligula. Two American species (F. marila and F. affinis) are common. See Scaup duck.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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