broadbill
1. [ noun ] (zoology) freshwater duck of the northern hemisphere having a broad flat bill
Synonyms: Anas_clypeata shoveller shoveler
Related terms: duck Anas
2. [ noun ] (zoology) diving ducks of North America having a bluish-gray bill
Synonyms: scaup_duck bluebill scaup
Related terms: duck lesser_scaup greater_scaup Aythya
3. [ noun ] (zoology) tropical American heron related to night herons
Synonyms: boat-billed_heron Cochlearius_cochlearius boatbill
Related terms: heron Cochlearius
4. [ noun ] (zoology) small birds of the Old World tropics having bright plumage and short wide bills
Related terms: passerine Eurylaimidae
Similar spelling:   Broadbent
  broadbean
  broadband
  bread-bin
  brood_bitch