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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