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 |