broadbill (n.)

  1. tropical American heron related to night herons

    [ Syn: boatbill , boat-billed heron , cochlearius cochlearius ]

  2. diving ducks of North America having a bluish-grey bill

    [ Syn: scaup , scaup duck , bluebill ]

  3. freshwater duck of the northern hemisphere having a broad flat bill

    [ Syn: shoveler , shoveller , anas clypeata ]

  4. small birds of the Old World tropics having bright plumage and short wide bills

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