broadbill
(noun) small birds of the Old World tropics having bright plumage and short wide bills
shoveler, shoveller, broadbill, Anas clypeata
(noun) freshwater duck of the northern hemisphere having a broad flat bill
scaup, scaup duck, bluebill, broadbill
(noun) diving ducks of North America having a bluish-grey bill
boatbill, boat-billed heron, broadbill, Cochlearius cochlearius
(noun) tropical American heron related to night herons
Source: WordNet® 3.1
broadbill (plural broadbills)
Any of several ducks having a broad bill, including the shoveler
Any of several small passerine birds of the family Eurylaimidae.
A swordfish
• Billboard, billboard
Source: Wiktionary
Broad"bill`, n.
1. (Zoöl.)
Definition: 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. (Zoöl.)
Definition: The shoveler. See Shoveler.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
24 February 2025
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